as in to entertain
to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied
the older girl amused her four-year-old sister at the family reunion by showing her off to all the relatives
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Recent Examples of amuse
After expanding its burgeoning sports business through a partnership with Robinhood, the two platforms received cease-and-desist letters from the New Jersey and Nevada governments, who weren’t amused by the semantic argument.
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Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
The children try to amuse themselves with TV and video games, but their boredom is clear.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Zoë has been Artemis' right-hand warrior for more than 2,000 years, giving her a more serious nature that amuses modern demigods.
—EW.com, 21 Aug. 2025
His uncharacteristic clumsiness amused me.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
The children try to amuse themselves with TV and video games, but their boredom is clear.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Zoë has been Artemis' right-hand warrior for more than 2,000 years, giving her a more serious nature that amuses modern demigods.
—EW.com, 21 Aug. 2025
His uncharacteristic clumsiness amused me.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amuse
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But Lecornu has run into some controversy in the past for entertaining far-right leader Marine Le Pen at a secret dinner to discuss Ukraine last year.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Alongside the rise of YouTube Golf, a number of entertaining golf podcasts now exist — so this threesome has their work cut out for them.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Appel also regaled the audience with his strategy that resulted in Springsteen getting on the cover of both Time and Newsweek.—
Caryn Rose,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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The 21-time PGA Tour winner engaged a small group on a practice green, going over technique, drills and flatstick psychology while also regaling them with stories about golf greats—like how keeping an eye on the hole helped Beth Daniel transform her putting game.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Amuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amuse. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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