hobbyhorses

noun

plural of hobbyhorse
as in pursuits
an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure oil painting became the hobbyhorse of her long years of retirement

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Recent Examples of hobbyhorses Eccentricities, crotchets, and hobbyhorses are such interesting intellectual drivers. — Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 27 June 2026 There must have been hundreds of them made, a stable of hobbyhorses, and one had ended up in the basement of our house in Massachusetts. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 Old-fashioned hobbyhorses entice shoppers to imagine riding on them. — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2025
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  1. pursuits
  2. sports
  3. hobbies
  4. amusements
Noun
  • During a March City Council meeting, interim Police Chief Douglas Brinkley said Independence officers conducted 541 pursuits in 2025, compared with 137 by Kansas City police, The Kansas City Star reported.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • His later pursuits included work in children’s theater education and men’s fashion and owning a West Hollywood flower shop.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of pursuits
Noun
  • The latest Chicago Media Report details plans by John Kass to end his online venture, Horace Grant's new sports talk show and where to watch the next Bears game.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In one, he's accused of using a sports betting company to launder fraudulent deductions from government pensions paid to senior citizens.
    — MATTHEW LEE, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of sports
Noun
  • Agents can also help people with hobbies and personal goals and interests by connecting agents to health and fitness apps, smart home devices and financial services.
    — Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Assembling in public spaces to learn our hobbies or form or join existing guilds teaches not only patience and attention but how to have relationships.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of hobbies
Noun
  • Many travelers speed right by on their way to the flashy amusements of Kemah or Galveston’s sandy beaches.
    — Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 29 July 2026
  • Down a dark stairway is the murky world of Bronc’s Tack Room bar, a cavern with pool tables and the usual Stockyards amusements.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
Definition of amusements

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“Hobbyhorses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobbyhorses. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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