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as in to disturb
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
distracted by the looming tax deadline
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as in confounding
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as in diverting
to draw the attention or mind to something else
we were distracted from our discussion by the noise outside
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as in bothering
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
distracted by the looming tax deadline
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Recent Examples of distract
PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
When distracted by a screen, consuming more food than your body needs is easy.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
Ellen Choi, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Haynes relies on photographs, clips from tangentially relevant ephemeral films and soundless remnants shot by mentor/facilitator Andy Warhol, a strategy that can be distracting and rewarding in turns.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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This shouldn’t discourage you from using Slides, however, since the graphic razzle-dazzle in the rival apps serves mostly to distract from the actual content.
—PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
When distracted by a screen, consuming more food than your body needs is easy.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
What emotion is social media distracting users from feeling?
—Ellen Choi, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Haynes relies on photographs, clips from tangentially relevant ephemeral films and soundless remnants shot by mentor/facilitator Andy Warhol, a strategy that can be distracting and rewarding in turns.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distract
Adjective
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Multiple voices in one hand blended into fistfuls of color, and perplexing emphases on accompaniment figures served to distract, rather than elucidate, the musical argument.—
Luke Schulze,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket: What to know about SpaceX rival What's perplexing, the researchers said, is that the magnetar in the galaxy should have disappeared long ago.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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What’s more puzzling, some experts say, is that Target is repeating its mistake of alienating progressive customers.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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His dry market is quite puzzling, considering how many teams could use his services.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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By contrast, Russia’s own inertial guidance backups tend to be inaccurate.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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In addition, prosecutors told their supervisors in a memo that the show had edited footage of the investigation out of chronological order, generating an inaccurate depiction of what happened.—
Jessica Lussenhop,
ProPublica,
29 Mar. 2025
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The ominous thriller received a second trailer on Tuesday (April 1) as the Toronto singer/actor took viewers further into his bewildering odyssey.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
1 Apr. 2025
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But for those of us who consider a walk of over a half-mile a squandered opportunity to knock a golf ball hither and yon, Los Angeles offers a bewildering array of worthy courses to explore for players of all levels.—
David Weiss,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Although some posters online have suggested the streetlamp are emitting ultraviolet or black light, that's incorrect, Davis said.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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When that happens, inferring eligibility based on the tax unit claiming the child would be incorrect.—
Elaine Maag,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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If the auditor comes to believe that the taxpayer engaged in fraudulent behavior, the auditor must stop the audit and refer the matter to Criminal Investigation (CI).—
Bruce Brumberg,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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This minimizes the risk of landing on a fraudulent page designed to mimic a legitimate website.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Take Stallone’s troubled Vietnam vet, Rambo, who hates prejudiced cops, duplicitous CIA agents and sadistic Soviet lieutenant colonels (not in that order).—
John DeVore,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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McConnell took this bargain to a duplicitous extreme.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Pre Wash Scalp Oil is also infused with amber, cashmere musk, lemon and mandarin leaving a subtle fragrance that’s equal parts cozy and sparkling.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
26 Mar. 2025
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Webb also made a subtle tweak to his mechanics, adding movement to his back foot during his windup as opposed to remaining stationary.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Distract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distract. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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