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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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Recent Examples of hobby
That’s why both Ly and Epstein emphasize the importance of having personal interests and hobbies outside of your relationship.
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 Nov. 2024
Try to cut back on being busy, and instead shift your focus onto filling your days with meaningful hobbies, tasks, and connections that bring you joy and ease.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
Purpose gives meaning to your work, your hobbies, and your interactions with others.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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.
—Kanika Talwar, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 Nov. 2024
Try to cut back on being busy, and instead shift your focus onto filling your days with meaningful hobbies, tasks, and connections that bring you joy and ease.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
Purpose gives meaning to your work, your hobbies, and your interactions with others.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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.
—Kanika Talwar, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hobby
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobby
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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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Rohan Nadkarni Rohan Nadkarni is a sports reporter for NBC News.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Winners are announced each Friday online and in the print edition of the Mercury News and East Bay Times sports sections.Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 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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Themes highlighted in the Colorado 150 Pedestrian Walkway could include agriculture, outdoor recreation, Indigenous stories, natural resources and music, according to the proposal.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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More:Michigan state park, recreation area campground closures in 2025 The day-use area and beach will remain open.Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 31 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 22 Nov. 2024.
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