as in engaged
involved in often constant activity
the boy is constantly occupied, usually with sports or schoolwork
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to hold the attention of
a puzzle will occupy that child for hours
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Recent Examples of occupied
Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Indulge in a drink or two and some Irish pub fare while your kids are occupied with crafts, balloon artists and face-painting.
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Columbia University on Thursday announced some students who occupied a campus building last spring during anti-Israel protests would face a range of punishments, including expulsions and suspensions.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Protesters from the Jewish group occupied the ground floor of the building over the ICE arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate student and activist at Columbia University.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
The server, a capricious machine with a battery of hard drives, occupied a soundproof box in his home studio.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
Separately, Columbia University announced Thursday that students who occupied the campus' Hamilton Hall during pro-Palestinian protests last spring have been expelled, been suspended for several years or had their degrees temporarily revoked.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
The remainder of the hearing was occupied with timetables for jury selection, motions and disclosure of evidence.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
No filmmaker was better-equipped to capture the institutional failures of our economic collapse in 2007-08, as Soderbergh has always been pre-occupied by the alienating relationship between our economic systems and his characters.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
To get the funding reinstated, federal agencies directed Columbia to take a series of steps, including to expel or issue multi-year suspensions to student activists who occupied a campus building.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Indulge in a drink or two and some Irish pub fare while your kids are occupied with crafts, balloon artists and face-painting.
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Columbia University on Thursday announced some students who occupied a campus building last spring during anti-Israel protests would face a range of punishments, including expulsions and suspensions.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Protesters from the Jewish group occupied the ground floor of the building over the ICE arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate student and activist at Columbia University.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
The server, a capricious machine with a battery of hard drives, occupied a soundproof box in his home studio.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
Separately, Columbia University announced Thursday that students who occupied the campus' Hamilton Hall during pro-Palestinian protests last spring have been expelled, been suspended for several years or had their degrees temporarily revoked.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
The remainder of the hearing was occupied with timetables for jury selection, motions and disclosure of evidence.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
No filmmaker was better-equipped to capture the institutional failures of our economic collapse in 2007-08, as Soderbergh has always been pre-occupied by the alienating relationship between our economic systems and his characters.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupied
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The findings show that those with empathic leaders are more engaged (67% versus 24%), are able to be more innovative (61% versus 13%) at work and can better balance work priorities with personal obligations (86% versus 60%).—
Maria Ross,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The first: having an effective and engaged board of directors.—
Jack Fowler,
National Review,
7 Apr. 2025
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Check-in is seamless, but the hotel has only six parking spots and availability may be limited, especially on busy weekends, so plan to park across or down the street just in case.—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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And while Christophe had been busy developing a national school system during his reign, under Boyer, and all subsequent presidents, such projects had to be put on hold.—
Marlene L. Daut,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
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But by night, Robert immersed himself in a private version of Infinity tricked out to mimic his favorite Star Trek-like TV show and played all-powerful commander to a team of sentient, captive—and miserable—clones of Walton and other co-workers.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Based on their findings, the authors recommend pouring hot water over your coffee grounds slowly to give the beans more time immersed in the water.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Ravens would have to be intrigued if Banks falls in the mid-20s.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Traded by the Angels and non-tendered by Atlanta, Canning signed with the Mets because he was intrigued by their successful major-league development of starters last season.—
Tim Britton,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Beyond analyzing troves of data to sift through requirements even the most diligent person might miss, AI can proactively respond to requests with lightning speed—a superhuman ability that might have saved Josef K from the state.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Toney is already a diligent student of the game.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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The days-long search has involved multiple agencies, dogs, drones and volunteers on horses and ATVs from neighboring ranches.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Even if bad luck was involved, this year leaves no time for more patience with the most important people in the franchise.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Check out Pima Air & Space Museum For those fascinated by astronomy and aerospace, the Pima Air & Space Museum is an essential stop along Tucson’s Astro Trail.—
Visit Tucson,
AFAR Media,
20 Mar. 2025
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Friendship stores selling specialty foodstuffs, silks, and Maoist tchotchkes emerged to meet demand from both Chinese immigrants seeking familiar comforts and Americans fascinated by the exotic wares.—
Mark Tseng-Putterman / Made by History,
TIME,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Occupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupied. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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