as in entertainment
the act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public
with the opening of Disneyland in 1955, the film producer Walt Disney greatly expanded his amusement empire
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Recent Examples of amusement
His eyes followed my desperate attempt to look less like a hot mess and a flicker of amusement crossed his expression.
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Michael Nied, People.com, 16 May 2025
Disney’s theme parks hosted more than 140 million guests globally in 2023, the most of any amusement or theme park operator in the world.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
For The Times) Today’s great photo is from Times contributor David Fouts at the Tujunga home of Bob Gurr, who helped shape Disneyland and designed many of the park’s amusement rides, including its Autopia cars, monorail and the Matterhorn Bobsleds.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Nintendo is capitalizing on the launch with the opening of a store in San Francisco and the Super Nintendo World amusement facility in Orlando, Florida, both set for this month.
—Ayaka McGill, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Michael Nied, People.com, 16 May 2025
Disney’s theme parks hosted more than 140 million guests globally in 2023, the most of any amusement or theme park operator in the world.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
For The Times) Today’s great photo is from Times contributor David Fouts at the Tujunga home of Bob Gurr, who helped shape Disneyland and designed many of the park’s amusement rides, including its Autopia cars, monorail and the Matterhorn Bobsleds.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Nintendo is capitalizing on the launch with the opening of a store in San Francisco and the Super Nintendo World amusement facility in Orlando, Florida, both set for this month.
—Ayaka McGill, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amusement
Noun
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Despite the great Roger Ebert’s own glowing review, many of his contemporaries couldn’t all see of its greatness, with many dismissing it as nonsense or mere shock entertainment.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Lifestyle can cover everything from dating, drama, entertainment, gossip, fashion, style, and cultural commentary to reaction videos and hotel reviews.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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That’s gotta be some sort of latex recreation or Madame Tussauds wax figure, right?—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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When Brand was growing up, the developmental path in basketball went like this: knock on the door of your neighborhood recreation center and learn the game under mentorship of a trusted coach and teacher.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
27 June 2025
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“Amusement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amusement. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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