as in engaged
involved in often constant activity
the boy is constantly occupied, usually with sports or schoolwork
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as in interested
to hold the attention of
a puzzle will occupy that child for hours
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Recent Examples of occupied
Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Indulge in a drink or two and some Irish pub fare while your kids are occupied with crafts, balloon artists and face-painting.
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Columbia University on Thursday announced some students who occupied a campus building last spring during anti-Israel protests would face a range of punishments, including expulsions and suspensions.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Protesters from the Jewish group occupied the ground floor of the building over the ICE arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate student and activist at Columbia University.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
The server, a capricious machine with a battery of hard drives, occupied a soundproof box in his home studio.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
Separately, Columbia University announced Thursday that students who occupied the campus' Hamilton Hall during pro-Palestinian protests last spring have been expelled, been suspended for several years or had their degrees temporarily revoked.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
The remainder of the hearing was occupied with timetables for jury selection, motions and disclosure of evidence.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
No filmmaker was better-equipped to capture the institutional failures of our economic collapse in 2007-08, as Soderbergh has always been pre-occupied by the alienating relationship between our economic systems and his characters.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
To get the funding reinstated, federal agencies directed Columbia to take a series of steps, including to expel or issue multi-year suspensions to student activists who occupied a campus building.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Indulge in a drink or two and some Irish pub fare while your kids are occupied with crafts, balloon artists and face-painting.
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Columbia University on Thursday announced some students who occupied a campus building last spring during anti-Israel protests would face a range of punishments, including expulsions and suspensions.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Protesters from the Jewish group occupied the ground floor of the building over the ICE arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate student and activist at Columbia University.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
The server, a capricious machine with a battery of hard drives, occupied a soundproof box in his home studio.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
Separately, Columbia University announced Thursday that students who occupied the campus' Hamilton Hall during pro-Palestinian protests last spring have been expelled, been suspended for several years or had their degrees temporarily revoked.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
The remainder of the hearing was occupied with timetables for jury selection, motions and disclosure of evidence.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
No filmmaker was better-equipped to capture the institutional failures of our economic collapse in 2007-08, as Soderbergh has always been pre-occupied by the alienating relationship between our economic systems and his characters.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupied
Adjective
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Unlike other collabs or license deals where a celebrity or brand just adds their logo to a product, J Balvin has been very engaged at every step of the process.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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After Goldman placed a veil on Hilliker, the engaged couple entered a room full of their friends cheering them on.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Ever since then, it’s been sitting on the shore, beached like a shipwreck, just feet from a busy highway.—
John Carlisle,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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Horton said summer is always the busiest, with the program planning several events each month to combat the rise in homicides and violent crimes as the weather warms.—
Keely Doll,
The Courier-Journal,
23 July 2025
Verb
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But by night, Robert immersed himself in a private version of Infinity tricked out to mimic his favorite Star Trek-like TV show and played all-powerful commander to a team of sentient, captive—and miserable—clones of Walton and other co-workers.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Based on their findings, the authors recommend pouring hot water over your coffee grounds slowly to give the beans more time immersed in the water.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Ravens would have to be intrigued if Banks falls in the mid-20s.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Traded by the Angels and non-tendered by Atlanta, Canning signed with the Mets because he was intrigued by their successful major-league development of starters last season.—
Tim Britton,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Although resilience often looks like luck or good character, the ability to prevent or reduce losses from any type of risk entails careful planning and diligent efforts.—
Louis Gritzo,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The group was not always diligent about following military directives.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Unfortunately, claims like these prove to be harmful to all involved, absent full review.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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Injuries have played a major role in undermining the collective impact of the players involved for Brighton, while a third of the signings have been out on loan to clubs throughout the continent.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Check out Pima Air & Space Museum For those fascinated by astronomy and aerospace, the Pima Air & Space Museum is an essential stop along Tucson’s Astro Trail.—
Visit Tucson,
AFAR Media,
20 Mar. 2025
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Events that promote autonomous racecars and high performance consumer vehicles are thrilling because speed and competition between vehicles is something that has fascinated people for over a century.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Occupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupied. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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