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Recent Examples of time killer
But never fear, undemanding kids will probably get on board for this anyway as a time killer.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 July 2025
Threes Platforms: mobile, PC, Xbox, Web The king of idle time killers, Threes is one of the few remaining reasons for not throwing your smartphone into the ocean.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 6 May 2025
The time killer of choice, as always with the Cats on a flight, will be poker.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 June 2024
The May 4 incident was the third time killer whales (Orcinus orca) have sunk a vessel off the coasts of Portugal and Spain in the past three years.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 24 May 2023
The album is a cornucopia of oddball earworms, but look alive at 1:35 into this track, when the quartet unveils a devilishly righteous stop-time killer that turns into a punishing groove once the full band kicks in.
—Hank Shteamer, SPIN, 24 Jan. 2023
That’s a time killer.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2020
Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 July 2025
Threes Platforms: mobile, PC, Xbox, Web The king of idle time killers, Threes is one of the few remaining reasons for not throwing your smartphone into the ocean.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 6 May 2025
The time killer of choice, as always with the Cats on a flight, will be poker.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 June 2024
The May 4 incident was the third time killer whales (Orcinus orca) have sunk a vessel off the coasts of Portugal and Spain in the past three years.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 24 May 2023
The album is a cornucopia of oddball earworms, but look alive at 1:35 into this track, when the quartet unveils a devilishly righteous stop-time killer that turns into a punishing groove once the full band kicks in.
—Hank Shteamer, SPIN, 24 Jan. 2023
That’s a time killer.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time killer
Noun
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Dreaming was a new pastime in a country long considered fatalistic.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Fretting about how young people spend their hours is a perennial adult pastime, one that long predates Minecraft.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Experts and travel blogs often highlight Anguilla as a remote, exclusive escape free of shopping malls, cruise ships and high-rises where travelers can soak up crystal-clear waters, white sand beaches and fresh seafood feasts.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Make sure your pothos is planted in a pot with plenty of drainage holes to let any excess water escape.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One issue is that hypnosis has long been viewed as a form of entertainment, a stage show with a hypnotist and an audience, which can give viewers a sense that hypnosis is something done to you rather than a process that a person is led through.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The analysis quantified the capacity absorbed by round-Africa diversions across Asia-to-Europe and some Asia-to-North America East Coast services, accounting for roughly four additional vessels needed per round trip for affected services.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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On July 8, Gill entered a pretrial diversion agreement in Greenwood City Court after he was charged for a fifth time with driving while suspended.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The close, caring but contentious relationships among the three Williams women constitute some of the new season’s greatest pleasures.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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All these small pleasures that most children know are still mysteries to her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An airline passenger shared their delight after taking their spot on a flight and finding an adorable dog staring at them from the seats in front.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The four-time Tony winner closed out her speech with an Irish blessing — sung a capella, much to the crowd’s delight.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Despite the epic length, Kinds of Kindness ultimately comes across as a lark, riffing on pet motifs with the help of a game ensemble on triple duty.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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At that rummage-y point several years ago, Ben Stiller had no idea where his filmic lark would lead.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What sets the Summer Jam apart, of course, is the Y2K theme, a popular divertissement that celebrates various trends and aesthetics of the nascent millennium.—
Greg Carannante,
Sun Sentinel,
16 July 2025
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Life at The Sea Ranch is predictably bucolic, frequently focused on divertissements for the couple’s young children, Miles and Juliet.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Time killer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20killer. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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