as in entertained
to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied
the older girl amused her four-year-old sister at the family reunion by showing her off to all the relatives
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Recent Examples of amused
A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Italian journalist Federica Polidoro asked, drawing a range of confused and amused reactions from the three stars.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Some people may be annoyed with thousands of fake videos of themselves flooding the internet, but Paul seems to be amused by it.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Two big points in the segment’s favor: the monster effects viewed in quick glimpses and Melanie Stone’s spirited, amused performance as a witch agreeing to play guide for the heroes in exchange for a little notoriety back on Earth.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Italian journalist Federica Polidoro asked, drawing a range of confused and amused reactions from the three stars.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Educators are split too, amused by the ingenuity, yet frustrated that students are still finding ways to drift off task during lessons.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Some people may be annoyed with thousands of fake videos of themselves flooding the internet, but Paul seems to be amused by it.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amused
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Republicans have refused to entertained negotiations on health care policy, arguing the health care subsidies should be debated by Congress after the shutdown is over.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Whatever the case, those watching Zeena’s behavior on the clip were undoubtedly entertained by her response to the situation.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Like his Washington, Bargatze’s Farnsworth regaled a trio of underlings (SNL cast members Bowen Yang, Mikey Day, and James Austin Johnson) with ridiculous yet accurate predictions for the future, in this case of TV.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Appel also regaled the audience with his strategy that resulted in Springsteen getting on the cover of both Time and Newsweek.—
Caryn Rose,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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Animals at this time are moving for migration, and they’re distracted by breeding and hunting season.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
20 Oct. 2025
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Cramer said the rally was foreseeable, but many investors were distracted by persistent negativity.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The film’s whimsical marketing campaign has focused on Tatum’s gleeful roller-skating and dancing in that bastion of ’90s consumerism, but Roofman itself is a slippier thing.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the commentariat at large has taken them as license to indulge in unchecked, gleeful misogyny.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Hornets for all of their intense in-game play are often a jovial lot.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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In another vignette, Swift is part of a Supremes-like girl group entertaining a speakeasy full of jovial patrons.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Haim managed to put on a show that felt about 95% mirthful while still honoring the integrity of the new songs that dig emotionally deeper.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Surprises are part and parcel of a horror movie, but more as jump scares or scary reveals or whatever, not a merry jaunt around another plot thread.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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In the weeks that followed, the secretary also removed every member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisory committee, replacing them with a merry band of loyalists and skeptics.—
Eli Cahan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And all are available 24/7 like the jolliest amusement park without a single ride.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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Gordon helped transform The Rizzler, a jolly 9-year-old, into this generation’s Shirley Temple.—
Taylor Lorenz,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Amused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amused. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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