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as in amusements
the act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public
we didn't stay for the featured entertainment because we don't care for comedy acts the film is purely for entertainment and not meant to be taken seriously
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as in diversions
someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment
what do you do for entertainment in this town?
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Recent Examples of entertainments
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).
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
There are other long-running holiday entertainments out there.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2025
It was understood back then that these kinds of entertainments were ephemeral and that there was no reason to expect the audience for one chapter of a story to be aware of anything that came before.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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
Stern is one of several high-profile entertainments hosts who have condemned ABC and Disney for yanking Kimmel off the air.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
There are other long-running holiday entertainments out there.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2025
It was understood back then that these kinds of entertainments were ephemeral and that there was no reason to expect the audience for one chapter of a story to be aware of anything that came before.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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
Stern is one of several high-profile entertainments hosts who have condemned ABC and Disney for yanking Kimmel off the air.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entertainments
Noun
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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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Occasional song-and-dance diversions are presented with dull simplicity, as the camera observes choreography at a distance, rather than embodying or enhancing it.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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His speech at the Detroit Economic Club included a few diversions but was overall more targeted.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
23 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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Johnson, whose impulsively thoughtful way with dialogue is one of the delights of recent cinema, invigorates the movie with her mercurial energy.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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This island's quiet delights attract new visitors while locals cherish its pristine scenery.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2026
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Enjoy and be grateful for any and all pleasures in your domestic space.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Jan. 2026
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But those pleasures were put on hold when Brumbaugh was hospitalized with a life-threatening illness and found herself in urgent need of a liver transplant.—
Dawn Klavon,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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There will be educational information and fun activities.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Enjoy the theater, movies, sports events and fun activities with kids.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Entertainments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entertainments. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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