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- noun Plural form of
distractor .
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Examples
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I think this is nonsense, the distractors are always looking the smallest things to critique.
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I don't know what makes these boxes such good "distractors" during grown-up activities like talks where baby activity is not appreciated.
Archive 2008-09-01 regina doman 2008
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I don't know what makes these boxes such good "distractors" during grown-up activities like talks where baby activity is not appreciated.
A Favorite Baby Distraction regina doman 2008
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"distractors" should be included in evaluation tests but note that most often are not, and therefore that results from tests designed to measure student understanding are misleading, and that evaluation of the pedagogy is therefore inadequate.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"distractors" should be included in evaluation tests but note that most often are not, and therefore that results from tests designed to measure student understanding are misleading, and that evaluation of the pedagogy is therefore inadequate.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Today's distractors are just sports and celebrity news.
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What a difference 6 months can make – even his most vehement distractors couldn't have guessed Obama would falter so much in just 6 months. buckwheat
Obama challenges reform detractors to explain themselves 2009
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So a test-writer can quickly rattle off brief, punchy distractors but very often has to spend more words on the correct answer.
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The real issue is just that, these companies have already throwing enough distractors in our ways, we cannot stop voicing our concerns for the main issue at hand.
Congressman: Metered Broadband Kills Jobs & May Violate 1st Amendment 2009
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McConnell and distractors are bought and paid for by Wall Street and the investment bankers that want the status quo.
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