as in entertainments
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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Noun
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Music isn’t losing ground just to isolationist listening habits but also to the broader explosion of competing entertainments—on-demand TV and film, immersive gaming platforms, social media.—
Jonathan Garrett,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025 -
The objectionable programs in that case were not the Republican-baiting precincts of late-night television but the social taboo-breaking entertainments of Three’s Company, All in the Family and Knots Landing.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even the smallest diversions seem to make a difference, a testament to the monkeys’ loneliness and privation.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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In an episode dense with theories and red herrings, those glorious diversions are what linger most.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In lieu of talking heads and dramatic recreations, Geeta Gandbhir's film is composed almost entirely of police bodycam footage and 911 calls.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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Now, Williams has taken to Instagram to protest the AI video recreations of her father that she’s received in recent vintage.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Playing this character is one of the great delights of my career.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Divertissements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divertissements. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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