as in entertainment
someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment
for visitors seeking more cerebral divertissement, the city boasts a fine performing arts center
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Recent Examples of divertissement
Life at The Sea Ranch is predictably bucolic, frequently focused on divertissements for the couple’s young children, Miles and Juliet.
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Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025
The loveliest expression of these is in the second act, where the enchanted forest is replaced by a pure-dance divertissement.
—Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 10 June 2022
And the Mother Ginger divertissement had to be omitted altogether, since there was no way to fit eight older Polichinelles under her skirt.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2021
This season, the Act 2 pas de quatre, a speedy and demanding divertissement for three women and one man, was cut to help streamline the ballet.
—New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020
Historical revisionism as an academic divertissement is corrupting, muddling the intellects of generations.
—Jakub Grygiel, National Review, 8 Nov. 2019
Festive music is suddenly heard as the people celebrate Thésée’s safe return in an ironic divertissement.
—George Loomis, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
With the young Queen Victoria often in the audience, the world’s foremost ballerinas appeared there, sometimes in duets, trios, and quartets, with Perrot making creative breakthroughs in terms of both narrative ballet and pure-dance divertissements.
—Alastair MacAulay, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2018
With the young Queen Victoria often in the audience, the world’s foremost ballerinas appeared there, sometimes in duets, trios and quartets, with Perrot making creative breakthroughs in terms of both narrative ballet and pure-dance divertissements.
—Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2018
Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025
The loveliest expression of these is in the second act, where the enchanted forest is replaced by a pure-dance divertissement.
—Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 10 June 2022
And the Mother Ginger divertissement had to be omitted altogether, since there was no way to fit eight older Polichinelles under her skirt.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2021
This season, the Act 2 pas de quatre, a speedy and demanding divertissement for three women and one man, was cut to help streamline the ballet.
—New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020
Historical revisionism as an academic divertissement is corrupting, muddling the intellects of generations.
—Jakub Grygiel, National Review, 8 Nov. 2019
Festive music is suddenly heard as the people celebrate Thésée’s safe return in an ironic divertissement.
—George Loomis, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
With the young Queen Victoria often in the audience, the world’s foremost ballerinas appeared there, sometimes in duets, trios, and quartets, with Perrot making creative breakthroughs in terms of both narrative ballet and pure-dance divertissements.
—Alastair MacAulay, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2018
With the young Queen Victoria often in the audience, the world’s foremost ballerinas appeared there, sometimes in duets, trios and quartets, with Perrot making creative breakthroughs in terms of both narrative ballet and pure-dance divertissements.
—Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divertissement
Noun
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The second business, Global Networks, will include entertainment, sports and news television brands around the world as CNN, TNT Sports in the U.S., and Discovery, free-to-air channels across Europe, and digital products such as the profitable Discovery+ streaming service and Bleacher Report (B/R).—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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It had even been primed to enjoy them, as entertainment.—
Dayna Tortorici,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Israel accuses Hamas of siphoning off aid and using it to fund militant activities, but U.N. officials say there is no evidence of systematic diversion.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The other four individuals had either finished — or were still working through — diversion programs, which allow the cases to be dismissed.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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The launchable model is a detailed recreation of the Falcon 9 and retails for $149.99.—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
14 June 2025
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Locations will offer outdoor recreation gear and apparel as well as a full-service bike shop.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
Noun
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The songs, the story, the performances — the new musical based on the 2002 indie film is a pure delight.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
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That’s why this special Juneteenth set is sure to be a delight for audiences.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Western Conference teams could also get in on the fun.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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She’s also become part of a group of young female tennis players who are having fun with fashion.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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“Divertissement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divertissement. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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