Distract and Employ

Distract

Distract verb - To draw the attention or mind to something else.

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Employ and distract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Employ" instead a verb "Distract".

Employ verb - To provide with a paying job.

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Distract and employ are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distract" instead a verb "Employ".

man	distract man	employ man
people	distract people	employ people
men	distract men	employ men
pair	distract pair	employ pair
Other words: army, assassin, agents, creatures, soldiers.

Town of Salem has both the Escort and the Consort roles who employ this trope to distract another player from performing his role.

Source: Distracted By The Sexy / Video Games
Professional pickpockets tend to work in groups, and employ a variety of hybridized techniques to distract their victims that involve far more than a simple bump on the street.

Source: Percussive Pickpocket

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