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distractor

[dih-strak-ter] / dɪˌstræk tər /


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A good soothing distractor can be better than the familiar techniques people tend to turn to at night, such as muscle relaxation and visualizations.

From Washington Post Nov. 3, 2022

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

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2020

In the car, it is a navigator, a radio, a nagging distractor and a ready accessory to manslaughter; at work, it is both a vigilant assistant and an eager fellow shirker.

From New York Times May 16, 2018

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

From Scientific American Mar. 29, 2014

Sugar any sugar, anger every anger, lover sermon lover, centre no distractor, all order is in a measure.

From Tender Buttons Objects—Food—Rooms by Stein, Gertrude




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