as in pursuit
an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure
his ranch is just a weekend hobby—he makes his real money as an investment banker
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Bourgeois and Johnston also noted that the in-app e-commerce platform is leveling the playing field as a bolstering of small businesses, creators and hobbies.
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Kanika Talwar, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Don’t just sit back and expect the cosmos to do all the work, though, get involved with romance, fertility, creativity, hobbies, sports and expression!
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Jones suggests going out to dinner with a friend, scheduling a vacation, or finding a hobby that is fulfilling for you.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 22 Oct. 2024
And not as a hobby but as a fully functioning side hustle.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 22 Oct. 2024
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Research, networking and educational pursuits are favored.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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This practice involves intentionally unplugging from digital technologies in the pursuit of balance and digital well-being.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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Eventually, baseball—the sport of sunbaked afternoons, a sport made beautiful and strange by its exposure to the elements—may be unrecognizable.Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
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This February, the IHSA board of directors added flag football to its roster of sanctioned sports.Eileen T. Meslar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
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What began as an avocation turned into a serious occupation, as Fox Solomon turned to documenting the remnants of segregation visible in Chattanooga and across the South.Christina Cacouris, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
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Dramatically groaning and moaning about the heat in the summer is my avocation.Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2024
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Some city facilities remain closed, including several recreation centers and regional entertainment facilities.Sarah Honosky, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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The city is investing over $200 million to turn a former riverfront industrial zone into a year-round recreation hub.Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024
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All of this is to say—with a little bit of amusement and a lot of (virtuous!) empathy—that humans respond to tragedy personally.Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
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City of Shanghai from its own resources will offer 500 million yuan in vouchers for people to use on dining, and amusements.Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Hobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobby. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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