1
as in confusions
a state of mental uncertainty
in my distraction I forgot where I was
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2
as in entertainments
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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3
as in diversions
someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment
a harmless distraction for children at the playground
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Recent Examples of distractions
Why Taylor Swift’s Advice Matters Swift’s message underlines the importance of drowning out distractions and focusing on the work itself.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Alex Chiniborch focuses on clarity in an industry often marked by speculation, volatility, and digital distractions.
—William Jones, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
These are not distractions in Postman’s sense of passive entertainment.
—Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The apps may not include the newest AI tools, but that also means no distractions or workflow-breaking updates.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
It's designed for productivity on the go, allowing users to quickly jot down notes and sketch out ideas with minimal distractions – something that smartphones can't readily deliver.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
Representation also helps Feaster block out distractions.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Minimize distractions, Dedicate your full attention to the road.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Beyond efficiency, there are concerns about distractions and burnout.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Alex Chiniborch focuses on clarity in an industry often marked by speculation, volatility, and digital distractions.
—William Jones, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
These are not distractions in Postman’s sense of passive entertainment.
—Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The apps may not include the newest AI tools, but that also means no distractions or workflow-breaking updates.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
It's designed for productivity on the go, allowing users to quickly jot down notes and sketch out ideas with minimal distractions – something that smartphones can't readily deliver.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
Representation also helps Feaster block out distractions.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Minimize distractions, Dedicate your full attention to the road.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Beyond efficiency, there are concerns about distractions and burnout.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distractions
Noun
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Museums are more than just diversions or tourist attractions.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Further, any industry that needs access to that much water has to come, because the Great Lakes Compact ensures that large-scale, long-range diversions of water outside the basin won't happen.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This week's quiz highlights autumn amusements, federal firsts — and more.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Goldie now thought that watching for owls and high-kicking with her shadow were the stale amusements of childhood.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Mendelsohn and Aduba are delights are here as well.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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Wishing you a weekend of crunchy listens and unexpected delights.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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English also says that protective or tight styles can also lead to matting if left in too long, by compacting tangles at the base.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
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Peralta leaders had kicked around the idea for years but avoided discussing it in concrete terms, with bureaucratic tangles often getting in the way.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Museumgoers are greeted by several recreations of wooden boats used by Native Americans.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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In the current Streets exhibit, museum visitors can look through storefront windows to see what's inside those recreations of historical shops.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The web of secrets and confessions, schemes and counterplots, short-term pleasures and far-reaching decisions, are couched in dialogue that is pugnacious, vulnerable, comedic, and sometimes richly poetic, and which feels as spontaneous as it is carefully crafted.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Sep. 2025
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Despite something of a false opening promise, Last Rites is appropriately terrifying, far more successful on a scare-by-scare basis than the second or third films and a really frothy return to the aesthetic pleasures of Wan’s first Conjuring.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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Here are a few other new names to know, old names to remember, broadcast predictions and fun matchups to set the Thursday pregame off right.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Most Novelty House beds are incredibly fun, and this tree house design will delight anyone who gets to sleep within its walls.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Distractions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distractions. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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