playtime
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playtimes
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noun
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Origin of playtime
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For many children, screen time eats into playtime.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
Soto also argues that the students most likely to have recess taken away are the ones who tend to benefit from playtime the most.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
"Elsie made going into work a true joy, in fact, it was more like playtime, and our time together, something to truly treasure."
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
In the meantime, Maxwell was moved to a cushy prison and given all kinds of perks, including puppy playtime.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2025
All that playtime still hadn’t gotten him recruited to Trinity College, so he was gracing the Granger School with another year of his presence and his parties.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
PLN’s programs span generations and include toddler parent-child playtimes, summer academic and cultural enrichment for children through ninth grade, parent leadership training and teen services that range from career exploration to game nights.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
He is wearing out his beloved Chihuahua, Gracie, with extended playtimes.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
The BFI venue benefited from multiple playtimes each day, as opposed to just 38 showings over 28 days for Secret Cinema, although premium prices for the latter, reflecting the ambitious production values, boosted its takings.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 3, 2012
His only real playtimes are the festas, when for some hours he indulges in revelry—if, indeed, it be worthy of such a title.
From Spanish Life in Town and Country by William Harbutt Dawson
Beyond these playtimes she saw the "things I could do for Erik"—and she admitted that Erik did partly make up the image of her altogether perfect artist.
From Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
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