occupies

present tense third-person singular of occupy

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Recent Examples of occupies Women’s, which is on the first floor, occupies 4,400 square feet; men’s on the lower level occupies 2,100 square feet. David Moin, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024 The series looms large in the studio’s psyche and occupies an important place in its finances. Lewis Gordon, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024 Grand Hotel Parker’s Naples’ historic grand dame occupies a privileged position on a hill in the elegant Chiaia neighborhood, with sweeping views of the Bay of Naples and Vesuvius in the distance. Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024 The Virgin of Guadalupe occupies a special place in the culture and religious life of many Mexicans and Latinos in the United States. David Ulloa Jr, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024 An inflated balloon that occupies stomach space, producing a continuous feeling of fullness to curb overeating, is not a new weight loss method. New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024 Borgo, which occupies a double storefront, is more brightly lit. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024 The property occupies a sizable 10,012-square-foot lot. Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024 And in September, the DoD started work on Project Pele a transportable nuclear reactor which occupies four 20-foot shipping containers and could be moved to provided electricity wherever needed. David Hambling, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupies
Verb
  • Matrix multiplication involves taking two matrices and multiplying them together, with takes a specific kind of logic.
    John Werner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The project involves demolishing a great deal of real estate.
    David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The more an artist intrigues you from line to line, the more locked in you are for the next one.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The reliever who really intrigues me is hard-throwing right-hander Seth Halvorsen.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Now, Pier Sixty-Six is being redeveloped into a 32-acre waterfront destination that attracts luxury residents, boaters, and purveyors of the finer things.
    Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • According to the International Union of Sex Workers, OnlyFans attracts over 300 million unique visits per month, and 87 percent of users are male.
    Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • When a scam call comes in, Daisy automatically answers and engages the caller in conversation, wasting their time.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Johnson's approach engages both the rational and emotional sides of our brains through this multimedia storytelling.
    Anna Broughel, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024

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“Occupies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupies. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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