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as in to disturb
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
distracted by the looming tax deadline
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Recent Examples of distract
Two of the employees added that the assignment to scrub keywords distracted from people’s normal workload.
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2025
But the September indictment interfered with Adams’ mayoral campaign and distracted him from immigration enforcement.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
View Comments Musk has always been distracted by his other businesses, like SpaceX, The Boring Company, Neuralink, and his social media platform, X, and is now even more distracted by his role reshaping the federal government.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
This is significant, the official said, because if the instructor pilot was busy or distracted with something, Captain Lobach’s seat on the right side of the aircraft might have put her in poor position to view the descending American Airlines flight on her left.
—Mark Walker, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025
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The plane was diverted to St. John's, Newfoundland, at about 2:30 a.m. on Friday, according to Flightradar24, so paramedics could assist the ill passenger.—
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Opponents have diverted his crosses into their own net in each of the last two games, underlining how Palmer is still making good things happen.—
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The following story contains graphic language that may disturb some readers.—
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Warren called his sister and was disturbed by their short conversation.—
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He is also bothered that the revenue is going to transit and the toll is not geared solely to curbing traffic.—
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Many users never bother to switch to paying in the local currency, even if doing so could save them money.—
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Economists have warned that a wide-scale trade war could significantly raise prices, and consumers appear to be worried as well.—
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Because everything was included, all my son and I had to worry about was what to do and when to eat.—
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This family was concerned about having to share their information with potential buyers.—
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But some legal immigrants, international students and even U.S. citizens are also concerned.—
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Trump's approach to the conflict has alarmed U.S. allies in Europe, many of which see Russian aggression as a threat to their own security.—
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This is a big step down from Q4 but don’t be alarmed.—
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Everyone around her, including the prison guards, the undertaker and even the warden, seem unsettled by what’s happening.—
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This unprecedented stream of executive orders and memorandums is unsettling Washington households as people scramble to determine whether their jobs and livelihoods are safe.—
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Neither country wants the burden of millions of desperate Gazans who will agitate to return home to Palestine.—
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Add crushed ice two-thirds or so full and agitate (either swizzle back and forth with a swizzle stick or a bar spoon, or else just stir) until the glass begins to frost.—
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“Distract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distract. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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