as in entertainment
someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment
for visitors seeking more cerebral divertissement, the city boasts a fine performing arts center
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Recent Examples of divertissement
Life at The Sea Ranch is predictably bucolic, frequently focused on divertissements for the couple’s young children, Miles and Juliet.
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Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025
The loveliest expression of these is in the second act, where the enchanted forest is replaced by a pure-dance divertissement.
—Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 10 June 2022
And the Mother Ginger divertissement had to be omitted altogether, since there was no way to fit eight older Polichinelles under her skirt.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2021
This season, the Act 2 pas de quatre, a speedy and demanding divertissement for three women and one man, was cut to help streamline the ballet.
—New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020
Historical revisionism as an academic divertissement is corrupting, muddling the intellects of generations.
—Jakub Grygiel, National Review, 8 Nov. 2019
Festive music is suddenly heard as the people celebrate Thésée’s safe return in an ironic divertissement.
—George Loomis, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
Whole numbers were excised, though Prokofiev was able to salvage some of the divertissements elsewhere in the score.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2018
With the young Queen Victoria often in the audience, the world’s foremost ballerinas appeared there, sometimes in duets, trios, and quartets, with Perrot making creative breakthroughs in terms of both narrative ballet and pure-dance divertissements.
—Alastair MacAulay, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2018
Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025
The loveliest expression of these is in the second act, where the enchanted forest is replaced by a pure-dance divertissement.
—Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 10 June 2022
And the Mother Ginger divertissement had to be omitted altogether, since there was no way to fit eight older Polichinelles under her skirt.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2021
This season, the Act 2 pas de quatre, a speedy and demanding divertissement for three women and one man, was cut to help streamline the ballet.
—New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020
Historical revisionism as an academic divertissement is corrupting, muddling the intellects of generations.
—Jakub Grygiel, National Review, 8 Nov. 2019
Festive music is suddenly heard as the people celebrate Thésée’s safe return in an ironic divertissement.
—George Loomis, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
Whole numbers were excised, though Prokofiev was able to salvage some of the divertissements elsewhere in the score.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2018
With the young Queen Victoria often in the audience, the world’s foremost ballerinas appeared there, sometimes in duets, trios, and quartets, with Perrot making creative breakthroughs in terms of both narrative ballet and pure-dance divertissements.
—Alastair MacAulay, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divertissement
Noun
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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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Independence Avenue could be bolstered as an economic center, the street grid could be stitched back together with safer paths for people to get around on foot, and more land could be brought online for housing, businesses, entertainment and parks as downtown Kansas City continues to grow.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
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
Noun
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From April 12, 2024 – May 20, 2024 the air conditioning system failed across the entire Beaumont camp, affecting all housing units, education buildings, chow hall, recreation, and administration offices.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Mixing traditional doc methods with recreations and creepy genre-movie inflections, that film provided an unsettling exploration of sleep paralysis, a condition in which the mind is wide awake, but the body is frozen.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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To my delight, the retailer has tons of cute seasonal pieces to sift through, including Hill House Ellie Nap Dress lookalikes for a fraction of the cost. ICYMI, the original nap dress became wildly popular for its charming, flattering fit that looked good on just about everyone.—
Maya Gandara,
StyleCaster,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This little mishap not only added some fun to their exchange but also reminded all of us about the importance of double-checking details.—
Nataliia Onyshkevych,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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What is known is that Henry has inherited some of his father’s quirks, making the duo fun to watch together.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Divertissement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divertissement. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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