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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Indeed, there’s enough Trump craziness on these pages to keep Wolff fans amused — and horrified — for at least the next six months.
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Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
Anita was … not amused by the close contact, and walked off after seeing the footage.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
Skip them all and grab The Creative Entrepreneur, a compendium of advice from 10 industry titans whose insights will inform, amuse, and inspire you.
—airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
Writer by day, Comic by night, who aims to inform, inspire, and amuse.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
Anita was … not amused by the close contact, and walked off after seeing the footage.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
Skip them all and grab The Creative Entrepreneur, a compendium of advice from 10 industry titans whose insights will inform, amuse, and inspire you.
—airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
Writer by day, Comic by night, who aims to inform, inspire, and amuse.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Amuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amuse. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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