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distractor

[dih-strak-ter] / dɪˌstræk tər /


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If your chosen distractor keeps you awake, try something else.

From Washington Post Nov. 3, 2022

Sure enough, Arnold’s group approached and took down the distractor.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2020

At the same time, you have to suppress or ignore certain distractor items.

From Scientific American Mar. 29, 2014

Every year I have kids who write beautifully and know their history but fail the AP exam because they can't pick they pick the distractor every time.

From New York Times May 4, 2012

Instead of incessantly squeezing her arm, he barely held it, and finally dropped it to remove a briar from the skirt of his distractor.

From Bluebell A Novel by Mrs. George Croft Huddleston




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