amusement
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Fighters will put their bodies and health on the line in the punishing D.C. heat with no medical insurance and little compensation for the amusement of the wealthy few.
From Slate • Jun. 14, 2026
Schrader read portions aloud with a mixture of amusement and faint alarm.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
The resorts, hotels, amusement parks and other activity centers in that category are known for giving jobs to young workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
As the votes were counted on Tuesday night and viewers enjoyed an acrobatic tribute to Vienna's Wurstelprater - one of the world's oldest amusement parks.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Her eyes were pale, bored, regarding me with a kind of intimate amusement in the jaded light.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing amusement
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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Enjoy! Synonyms for "Pleasure"
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