amuse
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The temptation to amuse the audience led him to betray his duty to appraise the work of aspiring artists who tremblingly dared present themselves before His Nasty Majesty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
"Slay" as a slang term means to greatly impress or amuse, and "sigma" means popular or successful.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025
While it will likely amuse its target audience of geeks and the terminally online, “Deadpool & Wolverine” is a whole lot of hot air and not much else.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024
The parrots’ main impact has been to amuse or annoy people during the raucous overflights of large flocks.
From National Geographic • Dec. 13, 2023
Their mother needed quiet to tend her two new boys, and sent the girls off to amuse themselves.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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