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
Titles can pile up on an iPhone, iPad and Mac as players dabble in different titles looking for the right amusement for their snippets of free time.
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Participants can pay $20 for a 20-ticket activity and ride voucher that can be redeemed for amusement rides, the giant slide, kiddie bumper boats, make your own scarecrow, a pig slide, pony rides and pumpkin bowling.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
There are 30 dining venues and bars, six swimming pools and an amusement ride called the Robotron.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Thirty-four states have some form of admissions or amusement tax generally running from 3% to 10%.
—Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Participants can pay $20 for a 20-ticket activity and ride voucher that can be redeemed for amusement rides, the giant slide, kiddie bumper boats, make your own scarecrow, a pig slide, pony rides and pumpkin bowling.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
There are 30 dining venues and bars, six swimming pools and an amusement ride called the Robotron.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Thirty-four states have some form of admissions or amusement tax generally running from 3% to 10%.
—Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amusement
Noun
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The move, prompted by backlash from affiliate owners and FCC pressure, has sparked outrage across the entertainment industry.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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In 2020, however, Biglari’s criticism of Cracker Barrel was reignited after the company’s $133 million investment in Punch Bowl Social, a bar and entertainment concept, in 2019, failed during the pandemic.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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To secure this ideal, the country would need to establish necessities such as education, employment, decent shelter, medical care, and recreation as human rights — rights to be as inalienable as the freedoms of speech and religion are today.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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Finalized in 2024, the Public Lands Rule placed conservation on equal footing as livestock grazing, energy development and outdoor recreation under the BLM’s multiple-use mandate.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Amusement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amusement. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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