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avocation

noun as in hobby

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His dialogue snaps, and he can riff on just about anything, including Joe’s avocation as a jazz pianist, with authority.

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This avocation can be traced back to an obscure Farmer Alfalfa cartoon his father showed him once.

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Once she yells about her charley horse what might have been a saucy turn degrades into an awkward limb pile because that is Miranda's avocation.

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At home, he strove for perfection in his avocation, woodworking, where the process was more flexible but the product, for better or worse, could be definitive.

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While continuing to promote educational programs throughout his life, Pelé also pursued his musical avocation.

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