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- noun Plural form of
recreation .
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Examples
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Van der Waals 'main recreations were walking, particularly in the country, and reading.
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The reel includes a couple of staged recreations from the Spanish-American War and the students are shocked, shocked to discover that documentaries were staged from the very beginning, but at least this prepares them for Robert Flaherty.
The House Next Door 2009
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Among his recreations were an interest in spiritualism and the writing of a few dramatic works.
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But what Tyndall overlooked was the fact that the meagreness of his recreations was the very element that attracted Spencer to them.
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She was never idle, and nothing that might be called her recreations was allowed to be decided by the wish of the moment, but was all settled beforehand -- the time to be allotted, for instance, to a carriage drive, or to visiting.
Memoirs of James Robert Hope-Scott, Volume 2 Robert Ornsby 1854
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Not that they are wholly deprived of what we might call recreations, and innocent pastimes; but opulence, instead of luxuries and extravagancies, produces nothing more here than an increase of business, an additional degree of hospitality, greater neatness in the preparation of dishes, and better wines.
Letters from an American Farmer J. Hector St. John de Cr��vecoeur 1774
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While the clarity and quality of the recreations are a fine accomplishment, something is amiss in how these creatures are moved about within the frame, and within the confines of the story.
Home Theater Forum 2009
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While the clarity and quality of the recreations are a fine accomplishment, something is amiss in how these creatures are moved about within the frame, and within the confines of the story.
Home Theater Forum 2009
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While the clarity and quality of the recreations are a fine accomplishment, something is amiss in how these creatures are moved about within the frame, and within the confines of the story.
Home Theater Forum 2009
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Brilliant article Leah, brought back a few memories of playground "recreations".
Nostalgia Trip SVGL 2009
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