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as in to disturb
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
distracted by the looming tax deadline
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as in diverting
to draw the attention or mind to something else
we were distracted from our discussion by the noise outside
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as in bothering
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
distracted by the looming tax deadline
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as in confounding
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Recent Examples of distracting
William Arruda, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The front-dash-spanning 48-inch screen is the headline feature, and, inside the car, almost the eyeline feature, but not a distracting one, despite its width.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
Christopher Murray
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The Amiron 200 has two microphones for clear voice pickup and call quality, consistently filtering out distracting ambient noises using ENC.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Choose a clean, non-distracting background that doesn’t compete with your mug for attention.
—William Arruda, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
Bruno the wolfy boyfriend is checking in on Enid while attending to a lot of distracting messages on his phone.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The front-dash-spanning 48-inch screen is the headline feature, and, inside the car, almost the eyeline feature, but not a distracting one, despite its width.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Your child will have 16 GB of storage, which can hold thousands of books, and there are no distracting apps or social media.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The Amiron 200 has two microphones for clear voice pickup and call quality, consistently filtering out distracting ambient noises using ENC.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distracting
Adjective
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Tuesday will go down as one of Boston’s most confounding losses of the season, a 4-3 defeat in 11 innings to the Baltimore Orioles in which the club went 0 for 13 with runners in scoring position.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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For nearly five decades, NASA's twin Voyager probes have plumbed the cosmos in search of answers to some of astronomy's most perplexing mysteries about our solar system and its place in the wider universe.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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The justice character dimension has been perplexing to people.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Cleveland Browns selected quarterbacks Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders in the 2025 NFL draft, opening up a rather puzzling quarterback battle.—
Matt Wadleigh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Even more puzzling is the lack of consideration for how the economy has changed in the post-COVID-19 era.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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That is a silly and inaccurate oversimplification.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Excess heat can harm the oven's thermostat and heating elements, leading to inaccurate temperature readings and possible permanent damage, along with a fire risk.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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He was found dead lying face up on his hotel bed with no signs of trauma, according to a Monday report from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.—
Kenan Draughorne,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2022
Adjective
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This was bewildering, exhausting, and totally exasperating.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The writing is bewildering, the rhyme scheme atrocious.—
Sloane Crosley,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Shopping for a new kitchen sink can be daunting since an incorrect decision can be expensive.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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An error occurred during the issuance of the test certificates due to incorrect entry of IP addresses.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Websites with unusually long browser names or a lack of searchable company representatives or contact information could be fraudulent.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Blount deposited money into the account until April 2022, when the bank shut it down and reversed over $70,000 worth of the fraudulent deposits, prosecutors said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Distracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distracting. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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