distractor
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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
Some researchers have reasoned that increasing a person’s cognitive load while asking them questions can act as a sort of distractor, making certain “tells” or nervous behaviors indicative of lying much more apparent.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2012
Students must pick the "best" answer and test makers throw in a distractor choice which is also a good answer.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2012
At length Williams was banished as a distractor of the public peace, but a popular uproar attended his departure, and the greater part of the inhabitants were with difficulty dissuaded from following him.
From The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Warburton
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