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
Actress Aubrey Plaza has mentioned her amusement over the revelation in subsequent interviews.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Others pointed out that the cat’s body language suggests amusement rather than anger.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
The comedically top-heavy sausages, which can easily topple forwards into the dirt, temporarily take center stage as the baseball players gaze on in amusement from their dugouts, sometimes wagering on the outcome.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The film is family-friendly, with the lyric videos playing for the clean versions of songs create amusement when compared with explicit versions.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Others pointed out that the cat’s body language suggests amusement rather than anger.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
The comedically top-heavy sausages, which can easily topple forwards into the dirt, temporarily take center stage as the baseball players gaze on in amusement from their dugouts, sometimes wagering on the outcome.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The film is family-friendly, with the lyric videos playing for the clean versions of songs create amusement when compared with explicit versions.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amusement
Noun
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Some are made for entertainment or education, while others focus on emotional support or companionship.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Headquartered in London, Longwave will focus on factual content for the global TV market across all unscripted genres – from investigative series, factual entertainment formats through to human interest stories.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But recreations of the 1963, 1964, and 1965 festivals were shown almost entirely from the perspective of Bob Dylan, and the film stretched historical truth well past its breaking point in quite a few scenes.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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Disproportionately high property taxes are one telltale sign of a city trapped in a cycle of municipal debt, and so are weak public services—underfunded schools, underpaid teachers, aging recreation centers, sewer systems in need of an upgrade.—
Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Amusement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amusement. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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