as in hobbies
an activity that you enjoy doing during your free time
Her favorite pastime is gardening. Baseball has been a national pastime for years.
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Recent Examples of pastimes
Backyard fires are like a lot of the adventurous pastimes that define our lives.
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Graham Averill, Outside, 11 Oct. 2025
The soldiers’ pastimes of drinking, gambling, and brawling also offended many Bostonians, who retained the piety of their Pilgrim ancestors.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
From Beth's piano playing and Amy's painting, the classic film is chock-full of nostalgic pastimes that don't involve any screens.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2025
Yet even with the scares, Tipping is excited to get people thinking critically and talking about one of America’s biggest pastimes.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
When the episode opens, Belly has been in Paris for a year while Conrad was at med school brooding and pining, his two favorite pastimes.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Sep. 2025
Myers grew up on a ranch, and hunting and fishing were pastimes.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
It is known as one of the monarch’s favorite pastimes during the holiday season.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In particular, their work included leaping into water to find waterfowl, as the American Kennel Club (AKC) notes that swimming and fetching are their natural pastimes.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Graham Averill, Outside, 11 Oct. 2025
The soldiers’ pastimes of drinking, gambling, and brawling also offended many Bostonians, who retained the piety of their Pilgrim ancestors.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
From Beth's piano playing and Amy's painting, the classic film is chock-full of nostalgic pastimes that don't involve any screens.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2025
Yet even with the scares, Tipping is excited to get people thinking critically and talking about one of America’s biggest pastimes.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
When the episode opens, Belly has been in Paris for a year while Conrad was at med school brooding and pining, his two favorite pastimes.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Sep. 2025
Myers grew up on a ranch, and hunting and fishing were pastimes.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
It is known as one of the monarch’s favorite pastimes during the holiday season.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In particular, their work included leaping into water to find waterfowl, as the American Kennel Club (AKC) notes that swimming and fetching are their natural pastimes.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastimes
Noun
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Chefitz was a mountain climber, soccer player, cross-country motorcyclist, flamenco guitarist, writer and poet — to name just some of his hobbies.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Plus, social media can be an important point of social connection, and can also be a place to develop hobbies and deepen creativity.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Transgender children in public schools Before the Jones text messaging scandal spread, Earle-Sears had repeatedly attacked Spanberger over her stance on whether transgender girls should be allowed to use girls’ bathrooms and participate in girls’ sports.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Oct. 2025
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According to Sparks, Mandel is secretly an avid gamer and was interested in talking about the Global Gaming League — T-Pain, Ne-Yo, Sparks’ and Jeff Hoffmann’s new e-sports community.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Pastimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastimes. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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