as in distracts
to draw the attention or mind to something else
numerous typos in the text detract the reader's attention from the novel's intricate plot
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Scrolling social media, watching videos, recording videos or using the device in anyway that distracts you and requires your body to do it.—
Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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As technology distracts, polarizes and automates, people are still finding refuge on analog islands in the digital sea.—
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These tissues regenerate constantly, so when protein is scarce, your body diverts amino acids away from these aesthetic functions toward more critical ones, like maintaining organ health and immunity.—
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O’Neill directs the steamroller of tragedy right at the characters and then — atypically, delightfully — diverts it.—
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“Detracts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detracts. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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