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Recent Examples of entertainment These are not distractions in Postman’s sense of passive entertainment. Time, 10 Sep. 2025 Then there is the Carnegie, which has become a dominant force in summer entertainment with its excellent summer series. David Lyman, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025 Tropp also praises the Mission Beach and Pacific Beach communities for their dining options, small businesses, open spaces and entertainment venues. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025 The panel will take place in Los Angeles and convene entertainment leaders to discuss matters of representation in media. Andrew McGowan, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entertainment
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Noun
  • Test yourself on autumn amusements and federal firsts in this week's American Culture Quiz.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Vanna White, the show's longtime letter turner, responded, prompting some amusement from both Seacrest and Ault.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To secure this ideal, the country would need to establish necessities such as education, employment, decent shelter, medical care, and recreation as human rights — rights to be as inalienable as the freedoms of speech and religion are today.
    Big Think, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Finalized in 2024, the Public Lands Rule placed conservation on equal footing as livestock grazing, energy development and outdoor recreation under the BLM’s multiple-use mandate.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And that robbed the viewing experience of some enjoyment.
    Judy Berman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In a culture that emphasizes saving face and meeting expectations, students were less motivated by curiosity or enjoyment and more by fear of letting others down.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Browsing for strange businesses on the company’s website has even become a fun diversion for his team.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Newsweek/Esri/Flightradar24 Turkish Airlines Emergency Landing After Pilot Death Another recent high-profile diversion occurred in October, when a Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing after one of the pilots died.
    Shane Croucher John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Amplifying the glaring lack of run production was Early’s second gem in as many career games in the majors.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
  • By most estimates, Li said, China controls more than half of global EV manufacturing, 70 percent of wind turbine production and 80 percent of PV solar panel production.
    Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • That’s the way Fleur looks at Julian in real life too — adoring and feverishly in love, so when Fleur announces that the pair are getting married over dinner with friends, everyone responds with joy and delight.
    Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Suddenly, and to the great delight of both Anna and her fellow AC, Ryan (John Early), there’s some real juicy drama in the Junction.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The world’s longstanding fixation with blowjobs is arguably a function of our other longstanding fixation with pleasing cisgender men, but as our understanding of gender, sexuality, and pleasure itself has become more expansive, so, too, has our knowledge of blowjobs.
    Ian Kumamoto, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
  • For those focused on track time rather than pleasure drives in the country, Ferrari offers the Assetto Fiorano specification, which is about 66 pounds lighter thanks to extensive use of composite materials such as carbon fiber and titanium.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Entertainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entertainment. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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