1
as in amuses
to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied
disported themselves with silly games while they waited in the airport
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as in plays
to engage in activity for amusement
a full-service resort where vacationers may disport at a variety of indoor and outdoor activities
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as in dances
to play and run about happily
the puppies disported in the backyard while we ate on the patio
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as in displays
to present so as to invite notice or attention
football fans triumphantly disported the sports memorabilia for which they had just paid extravagant prices
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Zoë has been Artemis' right-hand warrior for more than 2,000 years, giving her a more serious nature that amuses modern demigods.—
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This creates a pocket of space, into which Wharton plays the ball perfectly.—
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When properly taken care of, your gut plays an important role in reducing your risk of colorectal cancer.—
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The flame also dances back and forth for an even more convincing look.—
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For the song’s visuals, the two stand above the empty swimming pool as a woman dances at the center.—
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These audits could involve making sure that a gas station prominently displays safety warnings, customer experience at a restaurant or shopping experiences at a retail store.—
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That list instead displays what people in every other territory except the largest music market in the world are listening to.—
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The question is whether that hardware expands or merely entertains.—
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By night, Criel entertains guests for intimate dinners — and the occasional artistic performance.—
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Modern America exhibits its own early symptoms of regulatory morass and accompanying decay.—
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The western entrance of the 128-year-old zoo is located near the Lorikeet Adventure and Primate Panorama exhibits.—
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Wezel’s project Sleepwalking recreates the state of daydreaming through surreal imagery.—
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Behind the figure stretches another sky chart, which recreates the night above Geneva on September 17, 1755—the date Vacheron Constantin was founded.—
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Hayley then flashes a strip of sonogram photos at the camera as the couple smiles and sways in the sunlight.—
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The film begins with a flashback scene to the beginning of the rage virus, then flashes forward 28 years to an isolated island near the Scottish Highlands, where its inhabitants are isolated from the zombie-like creatures that roam the mainland.—
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“Disports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disports. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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