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distractingly

[di-strakt-ing-lee]

adverb

  1. in a way that is distracting.



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Employing a stagy New York accent, and saddled with a distractingly unfortunate blond wig, Ms. McCann delivers a long, discursive monologue both boastful and aggressively flirtatious.

The heist piece is straightforward, but at times the fallout distractingly jumbles the puzzle.

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But the modern orchestra and distractingly bright audience phones only served to remind us that it is 2025.

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When its cinematic influences aren’t so obvious and its story particulars aren’t distractingly fuzzy, this earnestly moody film serves notice that indie urban noir can still be a potent calling card for up-and-coming talents.

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Plenty of the twists leading up to the last episode are idiotic, including a few scenes relying on CGI distractingly inelegant enough to border on repulsive.

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