detracting

present participle of detract
as in distracting
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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Verb
  • Occupying and distracting the mind.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • While most of the acting is wonderful (Wyle is predictably great, but so is just about all of the main cast), some patient-of-the-week players err towards distracting histrionics.
    Judy Berman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
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  • The Blueprint has so far been funded by taking money from existing revenue and by diverting money from the state’s rainy day fund, leaving us with less money to meet other obligations.
    Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Instead of diverting limited local resources to do the job of federal immigration officials or funding immigrant detention, this bill empowers communities to keep the resources where they are needed most.
    Carlos Guillermo Smith and Dotie Joseph, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Detracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detracting. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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