as in entertainment
someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment
for visitors seeking more cerebral divertissement, the city boasts a fine performing arts center
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Recent Examples of divertissement
What sets the Summer Jam apart, of course, is the Y2K theme, a popular divertissement that celebrates various trends and aesthetics of the nascent millennium.
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Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2025
Life at The Sea Ranch is predictably bucolic, frequently focused on divertissements for the couple’s young children, Miles and Juliet.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025
The loveliest expression of these is in the second act, where the enchanted forest is replaced by a pure-dance divertissement.
—Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 10 June 2022
And the Mother Ginger divertissement had to be omitted altogether, since there was no way to fit eight older Polichinelles under her skirt.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2021
This season, the Act 2 pas de quatre, a speedy and demanding divertissement for three women and one man, was cut to help streamline the ballet.
—New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020
Historical revisionism as an academic divertissement is corrupting, muddling the intellects of generations.
—Jakub Grygiel, National Review, 8 Nov. 2019
Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2025
Life at The Sea Ranch is predictably bucolic, frequently focused on divertissements for the couple’s young children, Miles and Juliet.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025
The loveliest expression of these is in the second act, where the enchanted forest is replaced by a pure-dance divertissement.
—Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 10 June 2022
And the Mother Ginger divertissement had to be omitted altogether, since there was no way to fit eight older Polichinelles under her skirt.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2021
This season, the Act 2 pas de quatre, a speedy and demanding divertissement for three women and one man, was cut to help streamline the ballet.
—New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020
Historical revisionism as an academic divertissement is corrupting, muddling the intellects of generations.
—Jakub Grygiel, National Review, 8 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divertissement
Noun
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Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Mikita Brottman and David Brottman point out that the latter, more sensational, mode was often the more appealing in entertainment.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The diversion to Pussycat hit territory was only a momentary one for the moment, veritably a trailer for the show’s finale.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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Mental health diversion was granted in the case, which, according to prosecutors, was dismissed in 2022.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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The look was a recreation of Anderson's memorable outfit from the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Today, that same site is home to Rybatska Strelka, a growing recreation complex that now attracts visitors from across the region and has become a noted example of sustainable tourism in Ukraine.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Balloon Balloon Balloon is fun for you, too — a sheer delight for any fan of homemade guitar pop.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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That's right, Dairy Queen is getting in the holiday spirit with a new menu full of seasonal delights.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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And even more reliable than a bunch of fun-size Snickers in your candy collection are the celebrities who take the occasion to go all-out for the holiday.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Which is all fine and good, but being just a shooter sometimes takes a lot of the fun out of the hunt itself.—
The Editors,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Divertissement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divertissement. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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