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as in amusement
the act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public movies and television became two of the most popular and influential diversions of the 20th century

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as in deviation
a turning away from a course or standard carefully weighed testimony that did not contain the slightest diversion from the truth

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Recent Examples on the Web Entertaining diversions, the arts, sports events and fun activities with kids will appeal to you. Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2024 As Tucson and other southern Arizona communities grew, diversion and groundwater pumping lowered the water table and dried up the river, according to the Central Arizona Project. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024 Just want to take a quick diversion to comment about the participants having self-reported their autism diagnosis. New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2024 Sheriff Robert Luna and his top jail official told the board this summer that the majority face charges too serious for diversion programs — a claim that some attorneys and inmate advocates immediately called into question. Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for diversion 

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“Diversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diversion. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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