as in to interest
to hold the attention of
a puzzle will occupy that child for hours
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Recent Examples of occupy
Local architect Bennet & Associates designed the estate, which previously occupied two acres but later was split in two.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Wednesday is likely to be the first day of the week that is occupied by mostly cloudy skies throughout both the day and night.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2025
There was no guidance on how to handle things like the mortgage and utilities on a home occupied by a parent and children or how to handle automobile expenses for the parent who is driving their children to their activities.
—Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
The Statler occupied part of the ground floor of the City Club Apartments CBD in downtown Detroit, on the corner of Washington Boulevard and West Grand River.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Wednesday is likely to be the first day of the week that is occupied by mostly cloudy skies throughout both the day and night.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2025
There was no guidance on how to handle things like the mortgage and utilities on a home occupied by a parent and children or how to handle automobile expenses for the parent who is driving their children to their activities.
—Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
The Statler occupied part of the ground floor of the City Club Apartments CBD in downtown Detroit, on the corner of Washington Boulevard and West Grand River.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupy
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The part of the celebrations that most interests my home entertainment channel, though, is the launch on October 7 of the film’s new 4K Blu-ray edition.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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If baseball doesn't interest you, the WNBA has a standalone game with the Minnesota Lynx visiting the Las Vegas Aces.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Records showed the teen was released after serving a stint in youth prison, and that Bloom had not been involved in the teen's cases in years.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
9 Aug. 2025
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Claims by Texas Republicans that the FBI is getting involved in efforts to track down and possibly detain Democratic state lawmakers who fled Texas to stop a partisan redistricting effort is getting strong pushback from Democrats in Congress.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
8 Aug. 2025
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You may be intrigued by its shape, its colorful lights at night or its antique-looking architecture.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Her friend Lindsay Perrin, a photographer and mom of two, was intrigued.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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With its own helicopter pad on the top of the 38-story tower, the Rolls-Royce showroom and Houston's only Bugatti dealership on the ground floor, you will be immersed in luxury from head to toe.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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At that moment, I was fully immersed—no past or future, just deep presence.—
Sarah Groen,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
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And this means that a greater range of the organization — with a wider range of perspectives — can be hunting for new great ideas or new areas for growth rather than busying themselves with repetitive office tasks.—
Robert Capps Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Joel Thibodeau,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Maybe Madigan can busy himself during his retirement teaching all of the hardworking, frugal, living-below-their-means folks his personal tricks to growing our income to be multimillionaires.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025
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Growing up in the tiny town of Kingston, Minnesota, population less than 200, Tanner had always been fascinated by extreme weather.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The president is known to be fascinated with the sport, having attended three UFC events since his election in November.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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To attract more customers, many airlines slashed prices, even for flights in the summer peaks in late June and July.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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Prior to that, State Fair had attracted more than a million visitors for seven consecutive years.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Princess Anne's son is engaged to be married to the NHS nurse — and their sweet PDA is worth a revisit King Charles’ nephew Peter Phillips is engaged to be married to Harriet Sperling, calling for a look back at their sweetest moments as a couple so far.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Six months in, Anna and Eric are engaged, and deciding whether to stay in California or move their families to England.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Occupy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupy. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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