entertainments

plural of entertainment

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Recent Examples of entertainments 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
  • Test yourself on autumn amusements and federal firsts in this week's American Culture Quiz.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 12 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
  • Day-long diversions include the Poseidon Gardens, a massive wellness center and thermal park with no less than 20 natural swimming pools.
    Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
  • However, thematically and stylistically this is of a piece with its predecessors’ interest in dysfunctional families, troubled teens and tweens (once again directed with skill by Omerzu), and unexpected narrative diversions and surprises.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Nonetheless, the experiment has endured through the decades, spawning movies, books, television episodes, and recreations.
    Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Very highly detailed recreations.
    Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Foodies will enjoy the signature delights of the region, like Tropea onions, spicy nduja sausage spread, and the classic frozen Tartufo, made with layers of mouthwatering gelato.
    Gary Portuesi, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Certainly, there are delights here — bleach-blond Timothy Olyphant’s natural deadpan and pitch-perfect skepticism make synth Kirsh the series’ standout character, and the spider eyeball is a fun chaos agent.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Each year, as the temperature rises, the town’s regular population of around 300 swells with thousands of kids soaking up the simple pleasures of the great outdoors.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Dionysius of Heraclea, caught in a health crisis, abandoned Stoicism for the pleasures of the Cyrenaics — only to be branded a traitor by former allies who saw his change of heart as proof of weakness.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While the average cruise length is around seven days, short sailings can pack an entire vacation’s worth of fun into a mid-week getaway or long weekend.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Our little group was having too much fun trying to learn about the spirit to give him another shot at selecting a bourbon.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Entertainments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entertainments. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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