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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While the mix of occupations has shifted slightly in the past years, the authors stress that this change is still well within historical norms.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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The federal law signed in July allows workers in certain occupations to deduct up to $25,000 in tips from the income reported on their tax filings.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 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 5 Oct. 2025.
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