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- adjective That
distracts , or causesdistraction
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Examples
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"As is common in these types of situations, the officers deployed a distractionary device commonly known as a flash bang," he said in the statement.
Archive 2010-05-01 Matt Johnston 2010
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Further the notion that these leftists are wandering aimlessly for a cogent, sensible thought is minimized by the distractionary effect of the swear words they use. — rummy
Easing Off Online Obscenities - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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"As is common in these types of situations, the officers deployed a distractionary device commonly known as a flash bang," he said in the statement.
I have So Many Questions On This Story Matt Johnston 2010
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These concepts are fairly well hashed out, and pretty straight forward, once the distractionary “new, improved, and even SHINIER” noise level is dispensed with.
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As such, for most situations, the world of Asimov is a distractionary, albeit often entertaining, red herring.
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To downplay the sinister police-state implications of their growing use of these explosive devices, police refuse to call them stun grenades, preferring to use euphemisms such as “flash bangs,” “distractionary devices,” “diversionary devices,” “cylindrical pyrotechnical devices,” or even “a type of firecracker.”
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Constable Simpson said he had trouble grabbing Mr. Nobody's hands and the knee blows were "a series of distractionary strikes, to get his hands."
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Tu Thanh Ha 2012
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"As is common in these types of situations, the officers deployed a distractionary device commonly known as a flash bang," he said in the statement.
Balloon Juice 2010
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"As is common in these types of situations, the officers deployed a distractionary device commonly known as a flash bang," he said in the statement.
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"The flash bang is a distractionary device (that uses) light, sound and heat," Arras says.
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