as in entertained
to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied
the older girl amused her four-year-old sister at the family reunion by showing her off to all the relatives
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Recent Examples of amused
Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Her grin was epic, reading me and my desires fully with a sort of amused outrage.
—Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
McCartney sounded intrigued by my whereabouts, or perhaps merely amused that I was marooned there waiting out a predictably bad run of snowy weather.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
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Verb
EyeEm Mobile GmbH/Getty Images The relatable struggle sparked a wave of amused comments from fellow dog owners on TikTok.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Her grin was epic, reading me and my desires fully with a sort of amused outrage.
—Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Adjective
Viewers on Reddit were amused by the pup's hilarious expression in the viral clip.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
McCartney sounded intrigued by my whereabouts, or perhaps merely amused that I was marooned there waiting out a predictably bad run of snowy weather.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
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Chattanooga, Tennessee Equal parts city escape and nature retreat, Chattanooga offers tons of activities to keep your group entertained, plus great food and plenty of art.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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All that green fire should keep the kids entertained, but don’t expect this spell to outlast the closing credits.—
Staff Author,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Cameras captured her walking around on the grass before getting distracted and Jordan swooping her up to get to their next hole.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The one who got distracted by the minstrel did not finish last.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Pattern’s real, from DSA cheers for Hamas to other gleeful tragedies.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
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Doubt over their testimony and the evidence presented, which did show gleeful texts to Combs, only hindered their ability to see the scenario as an example of coercive control, as prosecutors do .—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Sounding a jovial note, Trump called the summit a big success and praised the royal family of the Netherlands for hosting him.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2025
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Ron is a beefy man in his early forties, with thick glasses and a short dark beard, and has the ample appearance and jovial manner of an Elizabethan innkeeper.—
Robert Finch
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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So where do locals and visitors in-the-know gather to eat, drink and be merry?—
Alissa Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Throw on wide-leg jeans and a button-down, slip these on, and be on your merry way.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Crosby released a number of tunes throughout his career that were made perfectly for the jolliest time of the year, and his wins are still coming his way, even decades after his passing.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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Instead of its usual jolly cartoons, the channel began broadcasting footage of Russian military parades accompanied by music of the Russian nationalist singer Oleg Gazmanov.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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More Getty Images Just hours earlier, Korda had posted a cheerful story showing four oversized suitcases and her golf travel bag lined up at the airport.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Despite his serious voice, Gamboa highlighted González’s cheerful character.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
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The film explicitly acknowledges that their sibling rivalry is very Thor and Loki, though the dynamic here is different with Wilson playing uptight preppy to Momoa’s jocular biker viking.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2024
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The incomprehensibility of it all, of every awful thing wreaking havoc at once, has Gus in a state of jocular shock.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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“Amused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amused. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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