recreation
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Synonyms for recreation
Synonyms
dalliance, frolic, frolicking, fun, fun and games, play, relaxation, rollicking, sport
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The tower also includes academic advising, a recreation center, health clinic, counseling center, first-floor retail and Valencia’s Walt Disney World Center for Culinary Arts and Hospitality. — Annie Martin, orlandosentinel.com, "Hundreds of students move into new downtown UCF/Valencia campus," 21 Aug. 2019 The fourth is to close and remove the pool and replace it with a recreation center that could feature indoor and outdoor pools, gym courts and a daycare space. — Maia Anderson, chicagotribune.com, "What is Harrer Pool’s future? Residents, parks discuss what should replace damaged facility," 19 Aug. 2019 His love for baseball started at age 4, when his father would drive miles out of town to one of the only recreation centers that had a tee ball team for 4-year-olds. — Juliana Kim, baltimoresun.com, "Before he was killed, Sherman Reed, son of Coppin’s baseball coach, had been talented athlete, caring father," 18 Aug. 2019 Bottled water is delivered to a recreation center on August 13, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. — Josiah Bates, Time, "Newark Officials Providing Bottled Water to 15,000 Homes Over Lead Contamination Concerns. Here’s What You Need to Know About the City's Water Crisis," 16 Aug. 2019 Amenities include a recreation center, pool, splash pad, playgrounds, parks and walking trails. — Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, "Polo Ranch community opens in Fulshear," 16 Aug. 2019 Kids worked on arts and crafts projects at The Rose, a recreation center on the property, while a group played pickup basketball in a gym. — Dallas News, "Dallas girl's death triggers pleas for peace as gang shootings terrorize community," 15 Aug. 2019 Then, as the teenagers rallied outside City Hall and the State House, Mayor Martin J. Walsh committed another $2 million to the recreation center. — Milton J. Valencia, BostonGlobe.com, "The teens who discovered TD Garden failed to host local sports fund-raisers? They won’t get their ice rink, after all," 14 Aug. 2019 The shooting happened just before 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the 5000 block of Warner Street in the Roosevelt City community, near the recreation center. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, "Suspect charged in weekend domestic killing at Birmingham home," 5 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'recreation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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