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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
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
The camera turned to coach Bill Self, who looked on with an amused expression.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The Davidson coach was not amused, though.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
And there’s Faithfull, watching her past paraded before her with an amused smile and a sense of high irony still intact.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
The camera turned to coach Bill Self, who looked on with an amused expression.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2026
Verb
Some leaders, producers and directors were not amused by Goldberg, saying her remarks were insulting and dismissive of a serious fight to gain diversity within the motion picture industry.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The Davidson coach was not amused, though.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amused
Adjective
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As Thomas’ parents, Katina Smith and Bobby Thomas, unveiled their son’s smiling statue in the Broncos’ Ring of Fame Plaza last Sunday, as scores of his former teammates looked on in sadness and joy, Miller was 800 miles away in Dallas, gearing up for a game against the Cowboys.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Not so Grace, who always seems aware of an audience on the other side of the movie screen, waiting to be entertained.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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There are games galore to keep children entertained, plus a fabulous kid’s den on the top floor of the house with a huge TV and bed-like sofas.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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Just a few hours before his lineup looked listless and his management betrayed a lack of urgency, DeRosa also fondly regaled the media with an account of how late his team stayed in the clubhouse drinking and celebrating their win the night before.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Cheers alum regaled how his mom showed up on set of Indecent Proposal squealing like a 16-year old in her fandom of Redford, who warmly received her.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Her gleeful cruelty was matched only by the audacity of her incompetence.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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But there’s more to it than gleeful perversions of genre.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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If the vehicle detects that the driver is distracted or sleeping when the program is on, the vehicle will come to a complete stop and call emergency services.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Teachers distracted children with songs As the attack unfolded, staff members and teachers at the temple’s pre-K scrambled for safety.—
Nouran Salahieh,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The instinctive Moon opposes jovial Jupiter, tangling your 10th House of Ambition with your 4th House of Comfort.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2026
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The 6-foot-9, 250-pound forward, whom coaches called jovial and spirited, motors through games, his hair wild and his feelings written all over his face.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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
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There’s a mirthful sparkle to the crowd, guests and crew alike, especially apparent given our close quarters on the train.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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That would be the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, where A-listers gather to drink, dance, and be merry until the early-morning hours.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
9 Mar. 2026
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Eminently rewatchable, Gavin and Stacey is one of the merriest of BBC sitcoms.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Amused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amused. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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