as in entertainments
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 amusements
The production draws on a long history of curiosity amusements in which people looked to be entertained by viewing others with unusual or non-normative bodies, especially in nineteenth-century Western circus and dime museums.
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JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
You won’t be inclined to play games or be involved in trivial amusements.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
The event brings folks back in time with historic hands-on learning, old-fashioned amusements and cultural demonstrations.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Test yourself on autumn amusements and federal firsts in this week's American Culture Quiz.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Goldie now thought that watching for owls and high-kicking with her shadow were the stale amusements of childhood.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
You won’t be inclined to play games or be involved in trivial amusements.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
The event brings folks back in time with historic hands-on learning, old-fashioned amusements and cultural demonstrations.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Test yourself on autumn amusements and federal firsts in this week's American Culture Quiz.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Goldie now thought that watching for owls and high-kicking with her shadow were the stale amusements of childhood.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amusements
Noun
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Music isn’t losing ground just to isolationist listening habits but also to the broader explosion of competing entertainments—on-demand TV and film, immersive gaming platforms, social media.—
Jonathan Garrett,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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The objectionable programs in that case were not the Republican-baiting precincts of late-night television but the social taboo-breaking entertainments of Three’s Company, All in the Family and Knots Landing.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In lieu of talking heads and dramatic recreations, Geeta Gandbhir's film is composed almost entirely of police bodycam footage and 911 calls.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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Now, Williams has taken to Instagram to protest the AI video recreations of her father that she’s received in recent vintage.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
7 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Amusements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amusements. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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