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as in confusion
a state of mental uncertainty
in my distraction I forgot where I was
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as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
driven to distraction by the constant screaming and bickering in the house
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as in entertainment
the act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public
the founder of a recovery program who doesn't view gambling as a harmless distraction for people of modest means
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as in diversion
someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment
a harmless distraction for children at the playground
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Recent Examples of distraction
How the result might be a sense of community or camaraderie or accomplishment or freedom or merely a moment of distraction, something to while away the hours.
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Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
Elsewhere, Elon Musk’s distractions contribute to Tesla’s stock drop.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
These distractions have impacted short trips and your ability to fulfil a busy schedule of appointments and errands.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
This administration's undoing of Biden-era distractions and the refocusing of the Pentagon on lethality are moving at breakneck pace.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
Elsewhere, Elon Musk’s distractions contribute to Tesla’s stock drop.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
These distractions have impacted short trips and your ability to fulfil a busy schedule of appointments and errands.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
This administration's undoing of Biden-era distractions and the refocusing of the Pentagon on lethality are moving at breakneck pace.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distraction
Noun
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Further confusion, delays or uncertainty will be consuming your path now, Sagittarius.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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This can cause dementia, confusion, and visual and hearing problems.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
16 Mar. 2025
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Big Tech stocks and companies that rode the artificial intelligence frenzy in recent years have slumped sharply.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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The meal concluded with a luscious pavlova, but the conversation lingered well into the night, as the fashion week frenzy charged ahead toward its final stretch of shows and soirées.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
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The ability to send sound that becomes audible only at a specific location could transform entertainment, communication and spatial audio experiences.—
Jiaxin Zhong,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
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Three years earlier, Barna sold his production shingle Barna Alper Productions and its library to Entertainment One as that indie studio diversified into filmed entertainment.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Two Democrats are running in the primary for the city's top prosecutor: Incumbent Larry Krasner — a progressive and criminal justice reformer who's changed cash-bail policies and prioritized diversion programs for certain offenses — is seeking a third consecutive term.—
Mike D'Onofrio,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
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At the time, import totals got an earlier bump due to worries about peaking freight rates spurred on by the Red Sea diversions, as well concerns of a strike at East and Gulf Coast ports on Oct. 1.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Mar. 2025
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But after spending most of the day under low stratus clouds, patchy fog and coastal drizzle caused by onshore flow, New Yorkers will likely need an umbrella for the evening hours, as a cold front coming from the west is expected to dump up to three-quarters of an inch of rain.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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National Weather Service has warned that visibility has dropped to 1/4 mile or less amid the fog.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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After the rampage, fighters began systematically looting and burning homes and stealing cars, Abu Ali and activists said.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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The lawless rampage of the second Trump Administration has already touched everything from rangers at America’s treasured national parks to the very pillars of the decades-old transatlantic alliance.—
Susan B. Glasser,
The New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2025
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While getting a little too liberal with his wife's lorazepam prescription, Timothy Ratliff, the secret-keeping patriarch on this season of the White Lotus, groggily joins his family while wearing just a robe — then accidentally flashes them all to their amusement and/or horror.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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The hour unfolds through a big location, features dozens of extras, and its focus keeps shifting between the cops, the teachers, and various groups of students who are having wildly disparate responses to the murder, from overwhelming grief to juvenile amusement.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
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Dubbed by Corrigan as a delight, the spot does a brilliant job of bringing Irish flair to European hospitality.—
Rachel Dube,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The firebrand German director now blasts the cobwebs off Chekhov with boisterous, dazzling delight.—
Demetrios Matheou,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Distraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distraction. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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