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to hold the attention of
a puzzle will occupy that child for hours
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Recent Examples of occupies
Where to stay Renovated in 2021, the Ritz-Carlton, Guangzhou occupies the 20th–38th floors of a tower only steps from the Pearl River.
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Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
McCormick occupies District 1, which is fully within Johnson's 4th Congressional District.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The question occupies watch and jewelry collectors, jewelry historians, and this writer.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Oversight today occupies a space of liminality — the threshold between legitimacy and irrelevance, between promise and abandonment.
—Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
The other Chicago station, WOCK, occupies Channel 13.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Voisin gives a cerebral performance of a man who occupies and contributes to a thrillingly tactile space while his antennae are attuned to another realm entirely.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
In 2008, Russian troops invaded the country and got within striking distance of the capital; to this day, Russia occupies 20 percent of Georgia’s land.
—Lauren Grodstein, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2025
The apartment is 4,928 square feet and occupies the entire 32nd floor of the Olympia Dumbo building.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
McCormick occupies District 1, which is fully within Johnson's 4th Congressional District.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The question occupies watch and jewelry collectors, jewelry historians, and this writer.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Oversight today occupies a space of liminality — the threshold between legitimacy and irrelevance, between promise and abandonment.
—Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
The other Chicago station, WOCK, occupies Channel 13.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Voisin gives a cerebral performance of a man who occupies and contributes to a thrillingly tactile space while his antennae are attuned to another realm entirely.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
In 2008, Russian troops invaded the country and got within striking distance of the capital; to this day, Russia occupies 20 percent of Georgia’s land.
—Lauren Grodstein, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2025
The apartment is 4,928 square feet and occupies the entire 32nd floor of the Olympia Dumbo building.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupies
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Scroll to any Week 1 college football game that interests you and click to view the popular options.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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This is part of what interests me.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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Covering every visible wall—save for the dressing rooms, which feature a decorative curtain that continues Jardy's tableau— the mosaic immerses the space in a vision of Farm Rio's tropical world.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Located in Adventureland, right next to the attraction, The Beak and Barrel is an interactive bar that immerses guests in the world of both the classic Disney ride and the popular film franchise.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Aug. 2025
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That part of my practice involves a mix of legal strategy, negotiation and creative problem-solving, which makes every case unique and keeps the work engaging.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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One possible explanation involves the body’s circadian rhythm (or 24-hour clock), which plays a role in bone health, Lane said.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At the very least, the prospect of doing more with younger Ed and Lorraine intrigues the performers.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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There’s something about childhood and adolescence — and the wounds that form during those years, which in some way stay with us for life — that really intrigues me.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Is there one that particularly fascinates you?—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Fishing is such serious sport here that one of the biggest tournaments in the country, the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, attracts anglers from all over the world every June.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Personalization not only boosts engagement among existing members but also attracts new users motivated by specific rewards.—
Len Covello,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, while Miranda busies herself with building a pageant empire, her husband Ray, a pill-popping nurse, has knocked up the 18-year-old granddaughter of one of his hospice patients.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
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Developed by AeroVironment, the 20kW LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) identifies, tracks, and engages a wide variety of targets with hard-kill high energy laser.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Strength and toning also come with the territory since every serve, spike and block engages the legs, shoulders, arms and core.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Occupies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupies. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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