diversionary
adjective
di·ver·sion·ary
də-ˈvər-zhə-ˌner-ē 
dī-,
-shə-
: tending to draw attention away from the principal concern : being a diversion
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This is nothing more than a diversionary tactic to distract attention from the issues.
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All five students agreed to the diversionary programs, officials said.
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Laura Fay, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Mayo was eventually stopped when the officer used a diversionary tactic.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Flores Silva’s bodyguards dispersed as a diversionary tactic, but he was found while trying to hide in a drainage pipe.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Shaban eventually acknowledged that he and his now fiancé were allowed to participate in a diversionary program and, after counseling, the charges against them were dismissed.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
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Laura Fay, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Mayo was eventually stopped when the officer used a diversionary tactic.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Flores Silva’s bodyguards dispersed as a diversionary tactic, but he was found while trying to hide in a drainage pipe.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Shaban eventually acknowledged that he and his now fiancé were allowed to participate in a diversionary program and, after counseling, the charges against them were dismissed.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for diversionary
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“Diversionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diversionary. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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