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
Homes built closely on zero lot lines with dense suburban single- and multi-family occupancies place families and homes in the path of bigger, louder and stronger fireworks.
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Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Roughly half reached new peak occupancies either in June or July.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Roughly half reached new peak occupancies either in June or July.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancies
Noun
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Like Whitman’s, many of Frost’s poems are songs of occupations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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Levi’s jeans remain a prominent piece of American culture, a clothing item that represents Americans across all backgrounds, classes and occupations.—
Jack Armstrong,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Wild elephants often stray into human habitations this time of year, when rice fields are ready for harvesting.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
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Such defensive settlements became the norm in areas vulnerable to slave-raiding, with individual houses and collective habitations undergoing significant transformations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The band recently completed residencies in both New York and Chicago.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
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These programs provide residencies in schools and community centers, after-school programs, learning onsite at cultural institutions and more.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Occupancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancies. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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