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
In Ocean City, 600 Boardwalk is owned by Mita and zoned for amusements and home to the Ferris Wheel and historic carousel.
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Joe Brandt, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Photography was not an unusual hobby for a young woman of her milieu, and many of Austen’s early images depict a world of genteel Victorian amusements—parties gathered on porches and scenic overlooks, happy pugs, sunny days in leg-of-mutton sleeves.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Joe Brandt, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Photography was not an unusual hobby for a young woman of her milieu, and many of Austen’s early images depict a world of genteel Victorian amusements—parties gathered on porches and scenic overlooks, happy pugs, sunny days in leg-of-mutton sleeves.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amusements
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In the years following, Reiner built a career making the kind of mainstream popular entertainments that barely exist anymore, pictures like The Bucket List (2007), The Story of Us (1997), A Few Good Men (1992), and the Stephen King adaptation Misery (1990).—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
15 Dec. 2025
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There are other long-running holiday entertainments out there.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Dec. 2025
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The clip’s popularity resulted in recreations from several members of Fleetwood Mac, including Nicks and Mick Fleetwood.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
13 Jan. 2026
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Visitors can see recreations of historic totem poles, a community clan house and a working totem pole workshop in the Organized Village of Saxman, less than 3 miles from downtown Ketchikan.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Amusements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amusements. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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