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Recent Examples of time killer
Threes Platforms: mobile, PC, Xbox, Web The king of idle time killers, Threes is one of the few remaining reasons for not throwing your smartphone into the ocean.
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Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 6 May 2025
Pretty soon, America’s ultimate time killer could be killed itself — or, at the very least, restricted from U.S. borders.
—Michael Savio, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Even though Simone Biles was sitting out today, Hoda Kotb and Snoop Dogg chatted with the gymnast’s family in what was a network time killer by any other name.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 July 2024
The time killer of choice, as always with the Cats on a flight, will be poker.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 June 2024
The May 4 incident was the third time killer whales (Orcinus orca) have sunk a vessel off the coasts of Portugal and Spain in the past three years.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 24 May 2023
That’s a time killer.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2020
The album is a cornucopia of oddball earworms, but look alive at 1:35 into this track, when the quartet unveils a devilishly righteous stop-time killer that turns into a punishing groove once the full band kicks in.
—Hank Shteamer, SPIN, 24 Jan. 2023
Gary Troutman, a two-time killer who knew Angela from the neighborhood, made sure of that.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2022
Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 6 May 2025
Pretty soon, America’s ultimate time killer could be killed itself — or, at the very least, restricted from U.S. borders.
—Michael Savio, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Even though Simone Biles was sitting out today, Hoda Kotb and Snoop Dogg chatted with the gymnast’s family in what was a network time killer by any other name.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 July 2024
The time killer of choice, as always with the Cats on a flight, will be poker.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 June 2024
The May 4 incident was the third time killer whales (Orcinus orca) have sunk a vessel off the coasts of Portugal and Spain in the past three years.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 24 May 2023
That’s a time killer.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2020
The album is a cornucopia of oddball earworms, but look alive at 1:35 into this track, when the quartet unveils a devilishly righteous stop-time killer that turns into a punishing groove once the full band kicks in.
—Hank Shteamer, SPIN, 24 Jan. 2023
Gary Troutman, a two-time killer who knew Angela from the neighborhood, made sure of that.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time killer
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What follows is a rich, nostalgic look at one of our most cherished national pastimes and a remarkable story about fathers and sons, love and family and the inimitable joy of finding your way home.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
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Cosmic Baseball offers an electric new take on America’s pastime that features UV-reflective neon balls and fluorescent jerseys, and is played before screaming fans and children lucky enough to score tickets.—
Sam Brock,
NBC news,
29 June 2025
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Lake Placid’s renaissance has transformed it into Central Florida's most surprising small-town escape with an unhurried pace and a slice of Americana.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Southern Living,
22 July 2025
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For Carrington, born in 1917, art was an escape from her genteel, repressive British upbringing.—
Celia Bell
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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This information including any specific securities mentioned is for educational, entertainment and illustrative purposes only and not a recommendation or solicitation to purchase or sell any individual security.—
David Thomas,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Food trucks, chef demonstrations, live entertainment and educational programming from community partners are some of the activities offered.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Some fans might welcome the Superman stingers as refreshingly light diversions.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
11 July 2025
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Speaking of Frank, his polite feud (by Frank’s standards) with Mr. Johnson turns out to be nothing more than a diversion.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 July 2025
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Collins, who has previously celebrated the unique pleasures of the early dinner, finds something to like about lunch in all its guises—the power lunch, the liquid lunch, even the sad desk lunch.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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Harry Styles is adding pleasure to his beauty brand Pleasing.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
24 July 2025
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As Japan’s second-largest city, Yokohama has no shortage of local delights.—
Kim Kay,
Travel + Leisure,
20 July 2025
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His wife's reaction to the surprise during the vows was one of pure delight.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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In Europe, this member of the family Alaudidae is called a shore lark, because it is found in wintertime along the seashores.—
Matt Kracht,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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That colossal production, which involved the construction of villages in which to film and the onscreen involvement of the host country’s armed forces, began as a lark and turned into an albatross.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
27 June 2025
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Life at The Sea Ranch is predictably bucolic, frequently focused on divertissements for the couple’s young children, Miles and Juliet.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2025
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The loveliest expression of these is in the second act, where the enchanted forest is replaced by a pure-dance divertissement.—
Sarah L. Kaufman,
Washington Post,
10 June 2022
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“Time killer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20killer. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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