as in occupations
the act or fact of residing in a place
the landlord notified us of the need to cease occupancy in three months, when our apartment building would be sold
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Recent Examples of occupancies
Roughly half reached new peak occupancies either in June or July.
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Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancies
Noun
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Military occupations spark resistance and alienate even supporters of the occupying regime.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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That’s because occupations that rely more heavily on physical labor or human interaction remain outside the current scope of generative AI, at least for now, according to the Indeed report.—
Greg Iacurci,Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Among the 2025 class, members came from the military, private sector, medical residencies, and federal-science agencies.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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Created in 2015 to promote emerging talent and delivered in partnership with the Tabakalera-International Centre for Contemporary Culture and the Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (EQZE) training centre, the initiative offers five residencies to filmmakers each year.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Occupancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancies. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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