as in to interest
to hold the attention of
a puzzle will occupy that child for hours
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Recent Examples of occupy
Local architect Bennet & Associates designed the estate, which previously occupied two acres but later was split in two.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Wednesday is likely to be the first day of the week that is occupied by mostly cloudy skies throughout both the day and night.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2025
There was no guidance on how to handle things like the mortgage and utilities on a home occupied by a parent and children or how to handle automobile expenses for the parent who is driving their children to their activities.
—Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
The Statler occupied part of the ground floor of the City Club Apartments CBD in downtown Detroit, on the corner of Washington Boulevard and West Grand River.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Wednesday is likely to be the first day of the week that is occupied by mostly cloudy skies throughout both the day and night.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2025
There was no guidance on how to handle things like the mortgage and utilities on a home occupied by a parent and children or how to handle automobile expenses for the parent who is driving their children to their activities.
—Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
The Statler occupied part of the ground floor of the City Club Apartments CBD in downtown Detroit, on the corner of Washington Boulevard and West Grand River.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupy
Verb
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Browse our entire portfolio of newsletter offerings to pick more topics that interest you specifically.—
Eric Larsen,
IndyStar,
12 Aug. 2025
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Political coverage, and especially celebrity and scandal stories, are central to the news media and the pollsters now, as if these were the main or only topics that interest Americans.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Records showed the teen was released after serving a stint in youth prison, and that Bloom had not been involved in the teen's cases in years.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
9 Aug. 2025
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Within weeks, Ebert says, many involved with the film, including Phoenix himself, were caught in a spiral of crystal meth and heroin use.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
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You may be intrigued by its shape, its colorful lights at night or its antique-looking architecture.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Her friend Lindsay Perrin, a photographer and mom of two, was intrigued.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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With its own helicopter pad on the top of the 38-story tower, the Rolls-Royce showroom and Houston's only Bugatti dealership on the ground floor, you will be immersed in luxury from head to toe.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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At that moment, I was fully immersed—no past or future, just deep presence.—
Sarah Groen,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
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And this means that a greater range of the organization — with a wider range of perspectives — can be hunting for new great ideas or new areas for growth rather than busying themselves with repetitive office tasks.—
Robert Capps Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Joel Thibodeau,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Maybe Madigan can busy himself during his retirement teaching all of the hardworking, frugal, living-below-their-means folks his personal tricks to growing our income to be multimillionaires.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025
Verb
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Growing up in the tiny town of Kingston, Minnesota, population less than 200, Tanner had always been fascinated by extreme weather.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The president is known to be fascinated with the sport, having attended three UFC events since his election in November.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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To attract more customers, many airlines slashed prices, even for flights in the summer peaks in late June and July.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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The clip has already attracted more than 81,000 views and almost 10,000 likes.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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That information enables commanders to launch defensive or offensive strikes in seconds, whether intercepting an incoming cruise missile, engaging hostile aircraft, or directing Tomahawk missiles at land targets hundreds of miles away.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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So all the little innovations are a way of engaging the audience much, much more.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Occupy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupy. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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