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recreational

[rek-ree-ay-shuh-nl] / ˌrɛk riˈeɪ ʃə nl /
ADJECTIVE
diverting
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ADJECTIVE
pleasurable
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Jewish community organizations, schools and settlement houses, which provided immigrants with educational and recreational opportunities, put together basketball teams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The bird - Beaky Junior - hatched in a nest in a secret location in the Moffat Hills, at a site used for recreational gamebird shooting.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Nevada bemoans that Interior’s proposal threatens its “community well-being, cultural identity, and the recreational experience.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

In search of relief, some recreational gym-goers are adopting the kind of recovery techniques once reserved for elite athletes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

“We still have to be in an area of recreational boat traffic,” I said.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin


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