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prepossessed

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verb

past tense of prepossess

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepossessed
Adjective
  • Entrepreneurs who report higher well-being are more engaged in their businesses, thereby fueling their incentive to grow their ventures.
    Samantha Dewalt, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The majority of commenters agreed that the engaged couple were not in the wrong and that the in-laws were overreacting and being too sensitive.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Fire spread will be primarily influenced by alignment with topography, with any ongoing movement likely oriented toward the north and northeast.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • In 2014, a review of a decade-plus of Western Australian government policy found that Jaws influenced its stance on sharks.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Science fiction is still preoccupied with real world fears about the pitfalls and potential dangers of AI.
    Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • What's popular is appearing preoccupied, too busy scrolling on one's phone to look around—and too caught up with one's many friends to make any new ones at a mall.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Products should be disposed of or returned to the place of purchase for a full refund.
    Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Though the figures are disposed differently than in Botticelli’s painting, the motif is similar, showing Mary holding an open pomegranate in one hand while propping up the baby Jesus with the other.
    Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The war in Gaza has sparked a surge of violence in Israel and the occupied West Bank, with a rise in attacks by Palestinian militants as well as settler violence against Palestinians.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Police identified the gunmen as Muthanna Omar, 20, and Muhammad Taha, 21, who are both from villages just outside Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So for those inclined to chase the almighty dollar, keep in mind that doing away with the AL and NL could come with some financial drawbacks too.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Some neuroscientists researching the effects of technology on older adults are inclined to agree.
    Paul Spann, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.
    Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.
    Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • From birth, humans are biologically predisposed to signal, and caregivers across cultures are primed to respond.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Those audiences are predisposed to this like movie, so we were maybe getting graded on a curve there, but that’s OK.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Prepossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepossessed. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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