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hobby
noun as in pleasurable pastime
Strong matches
bag, craze, distraction, fancy, game, interest, kick, occupation, play, quest, relaxation, schtick, shot, sideline, thing, vagary, weakness, whim, whimsy
Weak matches
divertissement, favorite occupation, labor of love, leisure activity, leisure pursuit, pet topic
Example Sentences
Mandatory celibacy does not go over well, a joke that springs from the novel’s note that the colonists had no intellectually stimulating hobbies.
There are lots of things to juggle now and it's no longer my career, now it's a hobby like lots of people.
Most recently, the trading card game based on the cute creatures at the centre of its universe has seen a surge in popularity - but it has also brought scalpers and frauds to the hobby.
With all those strings to her bow, you might be surprised to hear that in 2020 she decided to take up another hobby – the bagpipes.
She paid tribute to Baena wearing a tie-dye shirt - it is unclear if it belonged to him but the couple wore tie-dye outfits for their wedding after the director got into the hobby during Covid.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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