diversionary
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of diversionary
Example Sentences
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Healey told a Downing Street press conference on Thursday that Russia had sent an Akula class submarine as a diversionary tactic while two of its Guggi spy submarines carried out the surveillance of these cables.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
But European consumer association Foodwatch accused multinationals of focusing on thresholds as a "diversionary tactic".
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
Earlier this week, I explained why Attorney General Bondi’s request that federal judges release grand jury transcripts in the Jeffrey Epstein prosecutions is a none-too-clever diversionary tactic.
From Slate • Jul. 25, 2025
“The demonstrators became unruly and as a result less lethal noise flash diversionary devices were deployed to allow law enforcement to exit the scene as safely as possible,” O’Keefe said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025
A small diversionary force feinted northward toward Bursa.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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