detracted

past tense of detract
as in distracted
to draw the attention or mind to something else numerous typos in the text detract the reader's attention from the novel's intricate plot

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Recent Examples of detracted For Loeffler, a 50-year-old father of three kids, those ever-expanding duties demanded too much time and detracted too much attention from the objects of his sports obsessions. Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
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  • Many young people may be too distracted by the likes of MrBeast, who dropped out of college and turned a passion for video creation into a billion-dollar global empire.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • If the White House grows distracted, or frustrated by slow progress, fighting could easily resume.
    Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Barkhimer was restrained, and the flight was diverted to Boise Airport.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Financial, production, and human resources have been diverted to the defense sector, causing the civilian economy to struggle with increasing demand.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Detracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detracted. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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