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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
Computing history, of course, is filled with such terminal diversions, most never to be fully realized, and many for good reason.
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Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
So those traveling with kids may be more comfortable in a larger hotel with more diversions for little ones.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
Museums are more than just diversions or tourist attractions.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Further, any industry that needs access to that much water has to come, because the Great Lakes Compact ensures that large-scale, long-range diversions of water outside the basin won't happen.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Location trackers that can help build cases against people and companies that violate export curbs are a decades-old tactic to catch diversions to restricted countries.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025
However, in the specific Heathrow case, the sheer volume of diversions quickly saturated the UK’s diversion capacity, forcing many flights to reroute to airports overseas.
—Guglielmo Lulli, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
The disruption led to midair turnarounds, last-minute diversions to other countries, passengers boarding planes that never took off and a knock-on effect on air travel across the globe.
—Francesca Street, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Not waste time on glib and self-flattering diversions.
—Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
So those traveling with kids may be more comfortable in a larger hotel with more diversions for little ones.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
Museums are more than just diversions or tourist attractions.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Further, any industry that needs access to that much water has to come, because the Great Lakes Compact ensures that large-scale, long-range diversions of water outside the basin won't happen.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Location trackers that can help build cases against people and companies that violate export curbs are a decades-old tactic to catch diversions to restricted countries.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025
However, in the specific Heathrow case, the sheer volume of diversions quickly saturated the UK’s diversion capacity, forcing many flights to reroute to airports overseas.
—Guglielmo Lulli, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
The disruption led to midair turnarounds, last-minute diversions to other countries, passengers boarding planes that never took off and a knock-on effect on air travel across the globe.
—Francesca Street, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Not waste time on glib and self-flattering diversions.
—Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diversions
Noun
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Many disclosures still rely on proxy data, such as industry averages, which can result in deviations of 30-40% or more from real values.—
Sophia Mendelsohn,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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That’s because runners have frequently taken shortcuts and deviations that cut the swooping switchbacks near the peak’s base.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
12 Sep. 2025
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Mendelsohn and Aduba are delights are here as well.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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Wishing you a weekend of crunchy listens and unexpected delights.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Test yourself on autumn amusements and federal firsts in this week's American Culture Quiz.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Goldie now thought that watching for owls and high-kicking with her shadow were the stale amusements of childhood.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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His exit, which was was first reported by The Wall Street Journal earlier this month, was part of a string of high-profile departures at Musk's AI startup.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The job reduction would be carried out so far as possible with voluntary departures and buyouts, the company said.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Very highly detailed recreations.—
Katie Hafner,
Scientific American,
10 Sep. 2025
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Museumgoers are greeted by several recreations of wooden boats used by Native Americans.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Dickinson’s willingness to indulge these detours made the record his most fun, strange and diverse solo project yet.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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That means embracing detours as part of the plan.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of the pleasures of Ruíz de Azua’s work, in film and TV, is its capacity to generate questions, as the plot builds and on a psychological and social level.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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The eclipse will spotlight Scopio's pleasures and joys, and allow their dreams and goals to be accomplished.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Here are a few other new names to know, old names to remember, broadcast predictions and fun matchups to set the Thursday pregame off right.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Most Novelty House beds are incredibly fun, and this tree house design will delight anyone who gets to sleep within its walls.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Diversions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diversions. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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