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 Out of all these amusements, however, Fuki’s obsession with magic and telepathy remains constant. Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025 The report showed that almost a half-million Floridians work outdoor jobs, with Florida’s top three outdoor industries being construction, amusement and recreation, and landscaping. Vivienne Serret, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025 To date, the lighthearted pencils have been upvoted more than 34,000 times, with over 200 Reddit users taking to the comments section to share their amusement at them. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025 Paradise Pier Fun Park Biloxi, Mississippi Neighboring the Margaritaville resort, this newer addition to the Mississippi coastline is sure to inspire hours of old-fashioned amusement. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for amusement
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Noun
  • Or the explosive growth of the experiential economy across sectors like sports, wellness, and entertainment.
    Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Movistar Plus+ must be the home of fiction, entertainment, and sports.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • That’s gotta be some sort of latex recreation or Madame Tussauds wax figure, right?
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • 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 6 Jul. 2025.

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