All 3 Uses
diversion
in
Uglies
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- "We just need a diversion," Tally said.
p. 347.6 *diversion = distraction
- She had to come up with a diversion right away.†
p. 347.9
- What new legends had she and David created with their little diversion?†
p. 377.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(diversion as in: a diversion to draw troops away) a distraction -- something that draws someone's attention so they don't notice something else
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(2)
(diversion as in: a favorite diversion is reading) something done for entertainment
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(3)
(diversion as in: diversion of flights) the act or instance of changing the direction of something or changing the use to which it is put; or a British term for detour (an alternate route due to a road closure)
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)