entertainment value
noun
: the ability to be entertaining
Few sports have greater entertainment value than figure skating.
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Sullivan and Hafley value mental toughness, aggression, physicality and locker room leadership over speed and entertainment value.
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
The Miss Grand Thailand competition, which featured 77 contestants this year, emphasizes stage presence and entertainment value alongside conventional judging criteria.
—Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Paksa restages the medium’s tendency toward repetition but strips it of entertainment value, revealing the medium as an extension of totalitarian control.
—Daniel R. Quiles, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
But after three years of McClung dominating the dunk contest with relative ease, the entertainment value this year could be high with so many unpredictable competitions.
—Scott Phillips, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
The Miss Grand Thailand competition, which featured 77 contestants this year, emphasizes stage presence and entertainment value alongside conventional judging criteria.
—Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Paksa restages the medium’s tendency toward repetition but strips it of entertainment value, revealing the medium as an extension of totalitarian control.
—Daniel R. Quiles, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
But after three years of McClung dominating the dunk contest with relative ease, the entertainment value this year could be high with so many unpredictable competitions.
—Scott Phillips, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Entertainment value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertainment%20value. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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