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[ dih-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-, dahy- ] / dɪˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-, daɪ- /
adjectivetending to divert or distract the attention: diversionary tactics of the guerrilla fighters. Origin of diversionaryFirst recorded in 1840–50; diversion + -ary Words nearby diversionarydiversified farming, diversiform, diversify, diversion, diversional, diversionary, diversionist, diversity, divert, diverticular disease, diverticulectomy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for diversionaryLast week, the trial took a diversionary turn of another kind courtesy of an event outside the courtroom. The Hidden Horror of Whitey Bulger’s Trial|T.J. English|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST In each case, the Justice Department used a diversionary tactic to contain the damage and to distract the public from the truth. Edward Snowden’s Whistleblowing Saga Mirrors the Karen Silkwood Case|Richard Rashke|July 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST This is a charge that would typically be resolved with a diversionary program. Sovereign Citizens Are a Sometimes Violent Fringe Group Rejecting All Government|Winston Ross|December 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST “He responds to serious criticism by a biting wisecrack or diversionary personal attack,” Evans added. Sir Harold Evans Fights Back Against Rupert Murdoch at Leveson Inquiry|Mike Giglio|May 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He responds to serious criticism by a biting wisecrack or diversionary personal attack. Harold Evans Responds to Murdoch|Harold Evans|April 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST "I'm going to try a diversionary tactic," Gunderson said on untappable tight-beam. Postmark Ganymede|Robert Silverberg On the other hand, this raid was, and would be, basically a diversionary tactic. Anything You Can Do ...|Gordon Randall Garrett The diversionary measures actually undertaken will be described presently. The Blocking of Zeebrugge|Alfred F. B. Carpenter Without the benefit of a diversionary assault, two columns advanced simultaneously upon the right flank of the fort. Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina|Frank Barnes Diversionary measures in this particular case were not difficult to evolve. The Blocking of Zeebrugge|Alfred F. B. Carpenter
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