distract
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Definition of distract
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distract
adjective
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Synonyms for distract
Synonyms: Verb
abstract, call off, detract, divert, throw off
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Examples of distract in a Sentence
Verb
You sneak into his room while I distract him. He was distracted from his studies. The students are easily distracted, especially when they're tired. I was distracted by a loud noise. The local story distracted attention from news of the war overseas.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
One group of tests is designed to distract a patient. — David Armstrong, ProPublica, "In Men, It’s Parkinson’s. In Women, It’s Hysteria.," 23 Aug. 2019 Along those lines, perhaps Avenatti is implicating Williamson merely to distract and confuse. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "How the Michael Avenatti Case Could Disrupt the Basketball World," 19 Aug. 2019 At times, The Family’s willingness to buy into the Fellowship’s mythology to tell a more compelling story seems to distract the show from the core of the real con. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "The Patriarchal Allure of The Family," 14 Aug. 2019 Luckily, there are plenty of sales to both distract and remind you that autumn is coming soon, from Backcountry's Semiannual Sale to back-to-school sales at some of our favorite retailers. Scroll on to scope our favorite picks. — Wired Staff, WIRED, "19 Great Weekend Deals on Camping Gear, Games, and Tech," 3 Aug. 2019 Saturday, there were some problems with false starts, but not too many to distract Murray. — Bob Mcmanaman, azcentral, "Daily Kyler Murray report: Electricity returns to Arizona Cardinals camp," 27 July 2019 Dressed in dragon attire featuring a 4-foot long tail and a 12-inch tongue, Wilcox would roam the Civic Center to meet with fans, and engage in antics designed to distract the Mysticks’ opponents. — al.com, "Rooting for ‘Chappy’: Why the Stanley Cup Finals are resurrecting Mobile Mystick memories," 6 June 2019 Putin’s subsequent hostility toward the West has employed NATO as a convenient whipping boy to distract attention from his authoritarian rule at home. — Marilynne Robinson, Harper's magazine, "Letters," 10 May 2019 Would also be easily distracted with requests from Paul Pogba for half-time haircuts. — SI.com, "Ranking Film & TV Robots by How Good a Linesman They Would Make," 26 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'distract.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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