Act and Diversion

Act

Act noun - A performance regularly presented by an individual or group.

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Diversion and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Diversion" instead a noun "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Diversion noun - Someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment.

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Act and diversion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a noun "Diversion".

good	good act	good diversion
nice	nice act	nice diversion
successful	successful act	successful diversion
massive	massive act	massive diversion
Other adjectives: big, great, mere.

So: Dagger brings Cloak (but she decides to stay to act as diversion... she joins an issue later) Jubilee takes Molly with them.

Source: Comic Book / Runaways (2015)
The second-to-last episode of Best Student Council has basically every character that appeared in a single episode show up to act as a diversion.

Source: Continuity Nod / Anime and Manga
They dress Mary in a more beautiful gown than she's ever worn before and pass her off as a fine lady in order for her to act as a diversion.

Source: Princess for a Day

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