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as in amusement
the act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public
we didn't stay for the featured entertainment because we don't care for comedy acts the film is purely for entertainment and not meant to be taken seriously
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as in recreation
someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment
what do you do for entertainment in this town?
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Recent Examples of entertainment
More hotels means more competition and even more entertainment opportunities.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
By working alongside smart TV manufacturers including Sony, Samsung, LG and Philips, the Airtime service facilitates in-room premium entertainment to hotels, hospitality and healthcare companies without hardware or PMS licenses.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
These tests covered both entertainment and communication uses, such as listening to music and podcasts, as well as making phone calls and attending meetings.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Smartphones, social media, endless forms of entertainment, and self-care are designed to keep us engaged and isolated.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
By working alongside smart TV manufacturers including Sony, Samsung, LG and Philips, the Airtime service facilitates in-room premium entertainment to hotels, hospitality and healthcare companies without hardware or PMS licenses.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
These tests covered both entertainment and communication uses, such as listening to music and podcasts, as well as making phone calls and attending meetings.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Smartphones, social media, endless forms of entertainment, and self-care are designed to keep us engaged and isolated.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entertainment
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All of this is to say—with a little bit of amusement and a lot of (virtuous!) empathy—that humans respond to tragedy personally.Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
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City of Shanghai from its own resources will offer 500 million yuan in vouchers for people to use on dining, and amusements.Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
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Themes highlighted in the Colorado 150 Pedestrian Walkway could include agriculture, outdoor recreation, Indigenous stories, natural resources and music, according to the proposal.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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More:Michigan state park, recreation area campground closures in 2025 The day-use area and beach will remain open.Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
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The lot of the property covers a substantial area of 0.3-acre, complete with a pool for outdoor enjoyment.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Their job is to create the perfect slimes for the enjoyment of human children, which gets them into all kinds of sticky situations.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, however, there’s a running battle between water officials and farmers and ranchers in the Klamath Basin and along the river in California over diversions for irrigation that remains unresolved.Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Santoro said in addition to Los Angeles-Long Beach delays, vessel diversions to U.S. West coast ports could cause congestion to spike and prompt cargo processing backlogs at additional ports such as Seattle and Oakland.Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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After getting that production online, Buchan opened a temporary taproom in the building before closing it briefly while the full-scale taproom was constructed.Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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Details continued to spill out that clearly sought to paint Costner as a divo whose unreasonableness was stifling production.Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Bey was clearly poking fun at fans thirsty for visuals for both Cowboy Carter and Renaissance.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some commenters have chosen to poke fun at the dog's unbothered attitude, and link it to his breed.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Both comic and series have suffered a similar fate — being buried in a landslide of Too Much Stuff — and both are clever little delights that deserve to be remembered.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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To his delight, Pickford found a letter ordering Causton’s possessions—the hats, the watches, etc.—to be put back on the Modena, after all.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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But one of the smart pleasures of Walden is to watch its author gently frustrate the dramatic assumptions that filter in from A Streetcar Named Desire.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Elevate your surroundings Oprah Winfrey, media mogul worth $3 billion, finds joy in the simple pleasure of home.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Entertainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entertainment. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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