Definition of diversionary
: tending to draw attention away from the principal concern : being a diversion
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Examples of diversionary in a Sentence
This is nothing more than a diversionary tactic to distract attention from the issues.
Recent Examples of diversionary from the Web
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Making it about anything else is a purposeful diversionary tactic by Trump.
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State law prohibits a judge from granting the pretrial diversionary program, that could lead to charges being dropped, to anyone charged with committing a crime or motor vehicle violation that caused a death.
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City leaders organized diversionary events elsewhere in the city and encouraged residents and visitors to not confront the KKK members directly.
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City leaders organized diversionary events elsewhere in the city and encouraged residents and visitors to not confront the KKK members directly.
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A group called Block G-20 pledges to disrupt the meeting by using diversionary tactics against police, everything from marches to dancing and street theater.
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Last year, Welsh was charged with driving under the influence but was accepted into a diversionary program, according to court records.
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One man’s look back at the best of times, which – as pointed out in a couple diversionary chapters – includes some men with the worst of intentions.
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Boko Haram often uses diversionary tactics to draw security forces to one area so that the extremists can attack elsewhere.
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First Known Use of diversionary
1846
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: tending or intended to take attention away from someone or something important
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