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
The park is headquartered in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, which has been characterized as an amusement venue posing as a town.
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Even as his Reddit-haunting admirers still parse his lyrics for hidden meanings, his spirit surely looks down on them with wry amusement at his fans’ unending search for profundity.
—Alexander Larman, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
Unidentified plainclothes dudes then dragged her out of the high school auditorium while other Idahoans watched — some in amusement, others not so much.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Residents captured the unusual sight on video, which quickly circulated on social media, with many expressing amusement at the sight of a cow casually navigating suburban streets.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Even as his Reddit-haunting admirers still parse his lyrics for hidden meanings, his spirit surely looks down on them with wry amusement at his fans’ unending search for profundity.
—Alexander Larman, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
Unidentified plainclothes dudes then dragged her out of the high school auditorium while other Idahoans watched — some in amusement, others not so much.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Residents captured the unusual sight on video, which quickly circulated on social media, with many expressing amusement at the sight of a cow casually navigating suburban streets.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amusement
Noun
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Ford, a member of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Indian tribe who also has a Nigerian and Laotian background, was studying to be an entertainment attorney.—
DeAsia Paige,
AJC.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Toros Sport Complex qualifies as an indoor recreation and event space of 5,000 square feet or more.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Both the recreation center and senior center are closed.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Amusement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amusement. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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