as in entertainment
the act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public
with the opening of Disneyland in 1955, the film producer Walt Disney greatly expanded his amusement empire
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Now 33 starts into his professional career including playoff games, Purdy looks back on that day with some amusement.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Saturday Night Live dedicated several skits to poking fun at President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to overwhelming amusement.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Oct. 2024
My father, an Iranian immigrant who had forged a thriving business from nothing in Ecuador, gazed at me with a mix of amusement and wisdom.
—Ahmad Ashrafi, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
That’s also the case at news conferences, in which Harbaugh’s stream-of-consciousness soliloquies and unusual word choices often make reporters glance at one another with amusement.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Amusement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amusement. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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