Play
Play noun - Activity engaged in to amuse oneself.
Rec
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Somewhat similar to the above, in Diane Duane's The Wounded Sky, Sulu put together a spaceflight simulator on the rec deck holotank that lets him play with unconventional sublight combat tactics (flying a starship as if it were a high performance atmospheric fighter).
Source: Fictional Video Game -
Because of these rejections (due, in a large part, to the weight he gained to play Andy on Parks and Rec) he almost ended up turning down an audition for the role of Star-Lord in the Marvel movie Guardians of the Galaxy.
Source: Creator / Chris Pratt
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Rec and Play. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/play/rec
Play & Rec. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/play/rec>.
Rec or Play. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/play/rec.
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