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Recent Examples of recreational
This is Hanoi's oldest Buddhist temple and sits on an island between West Lake and Truc Bach Lake, two popular recreational spots.
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
Voters also decided on several other polarizing social issues:
In Florida, a measure to legalize recreational marijuana fell short of the 60 percent needed to pass.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Voters in four states had the chance to vote for legalizing either recreational or medical marijuana on Tuesday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Measures to legalize recreational marijuana also were trailing in North Dakota and South Dakota.
—David A. Lieb, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
Voters also decided on several other polarizing social issues:
In Florida, a measure to legalize recreational marijuana fell short of the 60 percent needed to pass.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Voters in four states had the chance to vote for legalizing either recreational or medical marijuana on Tuesday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Measures to legalize recreational marijuana also were trailing in North Dakota and South Dakota.
—David A. Lieb, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recreational
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To name just one example: After an opening act filled with lurid cartel violence, Emilia Pérez gives us a comic number about gender-reassignment surgery.Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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Is that going to be a straight adaptation or a comic version?Frank DiGiacomo, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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Dressed in a white denim jacket and jeans, Armisen didn’t do a traditional stand-up set but took the audience of more than 800 people on an absurdist, entertaining ride.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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No matter what, this thread is an entertaining read.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Reddit Reacts Reddit users were entertained by the cake's humorous message.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Others offered a more humorous take on the situation, with one writing that whether the couple picks the name for a child depends largely on what the name actually is.Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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All of which is to say: Buckle up, this is going to be fun.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
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The combination makes the blush appear lively and fun.Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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To a normal person outside of politics, that sounds comical.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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But the wedding, of course, had some comical complications.Marc Berman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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The duplication of effort, the ridiculous hours, and the endless inefficiencies were invisible.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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The man’s ridiculous splashing now awoke a strange tender feeling in Craint, such as one might feel for something dear and helpless.Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Donald Trump’s latest antic ahead of the U.S. election month is accusing the U.K.’s ruling Labour Party of meddling.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024
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But dismissing Pyongyang’s charm offensive as just another antic would be a massive missed opportunity.Jung-Chul Lee, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2015
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Though there are many examples that are less amusing.Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Hausman notes that the algorithm does not work perfectly, and like modern chatbots, the robots sometimes fail in surprising and amusing ways.Will Knight, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Recreational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreational. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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