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as in entertainments
someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment
a scavenger hunt was organized as a diversion for the guests at the party
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as in amusements
the act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public
movies and television became two of the most popular and influential diversions of the 20th century
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as in deviations
a turning away from a course or standard
carefully weighed testimony that did not contain the slightest diversion from the truth
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Recent Examples of diversions
Occasional song-and-dance diversions are presented with dull simplicity, as the camera observes choreography at a distance, rather than embodying or enhancing it.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
His speech at the Detroit Economic Club included a few diversions but was overall more targeted.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
There are no televisions in the guest suites (Wifi is available though), only turquoise waters and ocean breezes are the diversions here.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Officials say that won’t cause tax increases, but those tax diversions could cut deep into other city and state spending priorities.
—Kevin Hardy, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2026
Arizona already has cut back its diversions significantly in recent years, both by mandate as Lake Mead’s storage diminished and through conservation.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Romance, flirtations and entertaining diversions will be par for the course.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
For now the disruptions have been limited to air traffic diversions, as well as 25% secondary tariffs by the US on Iran’s trading partners, with the UAE most affected.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
One of these altered what defendants could qualify for mental health diversions.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
His speech at the Detroit Economic Club included a few diversions but was overall more targeted.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
There are no televisions in the guest suites (Wifi is available though), only turquoise waters and ocean breezes are the diversions here.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Officials say that won’t cause tax increases, but those tax diversions could cut deep into other city and state spending priorities.
—Kevin Hardy, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2026
Arizona already has cut back its diversions significantly in recent years, both by mandate as Lake Mead’s storage diminished and through conservation.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Romance, flirtations and entertaining diversions will be par for the course.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
For now the disruptions have been limited to air traffic diversions, as well as 25% secondary tariffs by the US on Iran’s trading partners, with the UAE most affected.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
One of these altered what defendants could qualify for mental health diversions.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diversions
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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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There's a mix of on-the-beach relaxation (which is also pet-friendly) and off-the-beach amusements, such as go-kart tracks, a handful of mini-golf courses, a number of ice cream shops, and good restaurants.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2026
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That will keep the rest of us from footing the bill for their part-time seaside amusements.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2026
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Any statistical deviations from the predictions of the Standard Model could signify the involvement of unknown elementary particles.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Jan. 2026
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This improves inspection consistency and enables early identification of deviations without interrupting ongoing operations.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Omaar Yemini said the addition was meant to ease the uninitiated into the delights of Haitian cuisine.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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And yet watching the unfurling reel of Mumbai life on one narrow promenade is one of this city's quiet delights.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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Animation, blurry recreations, and, eventually, video footage are used to illustrate the violence inflicted upon Rushdie in August 2022.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2026
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Seen here cosplaying as herself in some of the film’s least essential recreations, Shamraz determines that the locals can’t be trusted to save themselves, and sends in a rescue helicopter without communicating her plan to the anguished parents and friends who are watching the situation unfold.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2026
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With several teams in qualification places on goal difference alone as things stand, prepare for the league table to be changing as frequently as an airport departures board throughout the 90 minutes.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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United’s Chicago hub will become the world’s third largest single airline hub, behind only Atlanta and Dallas, each with about 950 daily departures, and ahead of Charlotte with about 650 daily departures.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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A lot of adversity, but a lot of fun.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Beginners get to partake in the fun.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
29 Jan. 2026
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One of the more memorable detours in Marty Supreme involves Marty's friend and colleague Béla (Géza Röhrig) telling a story about his time as a prisoner at the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Jan. 2026
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Posted detours on eastbound I-94 will direct traffic north on I-35E, east on Interstate 694 and south on I-694 to the I-94/I-694 interchange in Woodbury.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Diversions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diversions. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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