as in interests
to hold the attention of
a puzzle will occupy that child for hours
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Recent Examples of occupies
But governance could be eventually handed over to the Palestinian Authority, which already oversees parts of the West Bank, another Palestinian territory which Israel occupies, provided the Palestinian Authority adopts a broad series of reforms.
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Emily Feng, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Still, despite the change around him, Lafrenière occupies a fundamentally similar space on the Rangers’ roster; there simply aren’t many players in the mix who have his ceiling.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The school occupies 96,875 square feet, with more than 10,764 square feet dedicated to laboratories.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2025
The property occupies a lot of 4,447 square feet.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
Now Asheville Tea Company occupies a temporary headquarters at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College's Small Business Center.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
No tenant inside occupies more than two floors and the average suite is just 2,400 square feet.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
The primary suite occupies the structure’s northern side, and the kitchen and other living spaces are positioned at the opposite end.
—Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
In other words, the festival space now occupies a similar footprint as the Kentucky State Fair, minus the South Wing and Freedom Hall.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
Emily Feng, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Still, despite the change around him, Lafrenière occupies a fundamentally similar space on the Rangers’ roster; there simply aren’t many players in the mix who have his ceiling.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The school occupies 96,875 square feet, with more than 10,764 square feet dedicated to laboratories.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2025
The property occupies a lot of 4,447 square feet.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
Now Asheville Tea Company occupies a temporary headquarters at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College's Small Business Center.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
No tenant inside occupies more than two floors and the average suite is just 2,400 square feet.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
The primary suite occupies the structure’s northern side, and the kitchen and other living spaces are positioned at the opposite end.
—Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
In other words, the festival space now occupies a similar footprint as the Kentucky State Fair, minus the South Wing and Freedom Hall.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupies
Verb
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Both men are doing stuff that keeps them occupied, interests them on some level and pays the bills, but doesn’t consume their every waking thought.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Don’t be pushy, show your gratitude, be open-minded, smile, greet people by their first name, learn what interests them and, most of all, have a sense of humor.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The novel immerses the reader in the world of a Carpathian village in the 1970s, where the main character Darusya lives, whom the locals consider mute and mentally retarded due to attacks of headaches, although none of them guesses the true reasons for her behavior and defiance.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Jenkins studies technique, invests in equipment, and immerses himself in the craft.—
John Armwood III,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Getting a government guarantee can persuade banks to loan money to new business ventures, even though financing them involves a degree of risk, Oetken said.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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This involves having extensive human review to catalog the types of scenarios a model needs to perform well on in the real world.—
Brian Moore,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the very least, the prospect of doing more with younger Ed and Lorraine intrigues the performers.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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There’s something about childhood and adolescence — and the wounds that form during those years, which in some way stay with us for life — that really intrigues me.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Is there one that particularly fascinates you?—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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LaKeith Stanfield co-stars in the film as an alluring stranger who attracts Grace, while Nick Nolte and Sissy Spacek play Pattinson’s parents.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Oct. 2025
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Females produce a pheromone which attracts clusters of males for mating.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, while Miranda busies herself with building a pageant empire, her husband Ray, a pill-popping nurse, has knocked up the 18-year-old granddaughter of one of his hospice patients.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Rowing engages legs, core and upper body muscles and, even at a moderate pace, burns a ton of calories, more than 500 in an hour for a 165-pound person.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Each creative ambassador who is selected will receive a stipend of $12,000 to produce a project that engages the public in creative expression.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Occupies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupies. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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