avocation
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Many decades later, creating meals from scratch – not because I have to, but because I want to – is a cherished avocation.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026
His dialogue snaps, and he can riff on just about anything, including Joe’s avocation as a jazz pianist, with authority.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2024
He was also an amateur boxer, an avocation that left him with a permanently sunken left cheekbone.
From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2022
And for many, it’s a fulfilling part-time avocation that lets them give back to their communities.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2022
When he was advised that he had no avocation, he left the island, came to America to study the then budding field of psychiatry.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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