as in occupation
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 occupancy
Borrero’s amendment defines large destination resorts as those with at least five contiguous acres, 500 rooms or more and an average occupancy rate of at least 70% in the past three years.
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
If appropriate abatement action isn’t taken, the city could revoke the certificates of occupancy for nuisance properties.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2026
The company is targeting partial occupancy at the new building as soon as the second half of 2028.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Kaur had wanted to give the nightclub another year to install sprinklers without having to lower its occupancy limit from 650 to 300 people — something the fire department required of six other establishments not yet in compliance with the fire sprinkler code adopted in 2018.
—Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
If appropriate abatement action isn’t taken, the city could revoke the certificates of occupancy for nuisance properties.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2026
The company is targeting partial occupancy at the new building as soon as the second half of 2028.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Kaur had wanted to give the nightclub another year to install sprinklers without having to lower its occupancy limit from 650 to 300 people — something the fire department required of six other establishments not yet in compliance with the fire sprinkler code adopted in 2018.
—Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancy
Noun
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One day in August, a CBC crew arrived to mark the first anniversary of the tree-house occupation.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Greece was under Nazi occupation from 1941 until 1944.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Social Circle location would be just one of 23 warehouses needing to be converted for human habitation.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Thomas was indicted for burglary of a habitation and could face 2 to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.—
Ginger Allen,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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He is also set to embark on a massive tour that features residencies across the globe, kicking off May 16 in Amsterdam.—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2026
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After performing a one-night-only album release show at Manchester’s Co-op Live on March 6, Styles is setting off on a world tour with multi-night residencies in seven cities.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Occupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancy. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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