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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 Synonyms for entertainments
Noun
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This week's quiz highlights autumn amusements, federal firsts — and more.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025 -
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
Noun
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Museums are more than just diversions or tourist attractions.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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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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In the current Streets exhibit, museum visitors can look through storefront windows to see what's inside those recreations of historical shops.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Haunted Scream Park opening weekend 'Tis the season for frights and delights!—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some might be familiar with sour cream biscuits served in miniature form at classic Southern restaurants as just a nibble to snack on while at the table; others might remember their grandmothers mixing up the simple delights on lazy Sunday afternoons.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The web of secrets and confessions, schemes and counterplots, short-term pleasures and far-reaching decisions, are couched in dialogue that is pugnacious, vulnerable, comedic, and sometimes richly poetic, and which feels as spontaneous as it is carefully crafted.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Sep. 2025
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Despite something of a false opening promise, Last Rites is appropriately terrifying, far more successful on a scare-by-scare basis than the second or third films and a really frothy return to the aesthetic pleasures of Wan’s first Conjuring.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If metallic bronze isn’t your aesthetic, the pumpkins come in a whopping 24 colors, including autumnal neutrals like classic orange and white, as well as fun bubblegum pink and aqua blue shades.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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With music, dancing, and a touch of retro flair, this is an evening designed for pure fun and maybe a little luck at the tables.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Entertainments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entertainments. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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