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
The property occupies a sizable 8,625-square-foot lot.
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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
The charcuterie and specialty shop Schaller & Weber has, since 1937, occupied a storefront on Second Avenue near Eighty-sixth Street, in a part of town that had been predominantly German since the nineteenth century.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
The protesters occupied an engineering building on campus for hours and demanded that the school divest from Boeing.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
The home was built in Falls Church, Virginia, and occupied by the Pope family until 1947, at which point it was sold to Marjorie and Robert Leighey.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
The charcuterie and specialty shop Schaller & Weber has, since 1937, occupied a storefront on Second Avenue near Eighty-sixth Street, in a part of town that had been predominantly German since the nineteenth century.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
The protesters occupied an engineering building on campus for hours and demanded that the school divest from Boeing.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
The home was built in Falls Church, Virginia, and occupied by the Pope family until 1947, at which point it was sold to Marjorie and Robert Leighey.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupy
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Take a class, join a book club, volunteer with a school or nonprofit, join an exercise group, find activities that interest you and give an opportunity to socialize with others.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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After the George Floyd protests of 2020, Akil noticed an increase of young Black people talking about the microaggressions in their private, white institutions, which shocked and interested her in equal measure.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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The Justice Department ended three high-profile lawsuits involving a gun parts manufacturer in a win for firearms advocates after Attorney General Pam Bondi committed to easing bureaucratic restrictions on Second Amendment rights.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2025
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There are roughly 100 trucks involved in the daily delivery of fuel.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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If you’re still intrigued by waterbeds, consider going to Pittsburgh to try one out before purchasing!—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 May 2025
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In Lombardy, the nation’s industrial heartland, be intrigued by futuristic farming techniques.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Now Welcoming Digital Nomads — What to Know Before Going From the moment travelers step onboard, they’re immersed in the essence of New Zealand.—
Amy Louise Bailey,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2025
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On the repeatability of wrinkling topography patterns in the fingers of water immersed human skin Extreme Mechanics Letters.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
16 May 2025
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So how can busy professionals integrate wellness into the fast pace of their work lives?—
Amanda Miller Littlejohn,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The longtime wife and main caregiver of actor Gene Hackman, Arakawa had busied herself with errands that day: Sending an email, stopping at the pharmacy, doing some grocery shopping.—
Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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Fahy is a lot of fun playing against recent type as a blue-collar woman who has zero interest in the glamorous, opulent world that so fascinates her sister.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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Written by Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong, the first-ever inside account of the Supreme Court fascinated her.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Salt Lake City has been attracting a younger population—and with it, a wave of change.—
Carley Thornell,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2025
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All of the evening newscasts stream full episodes on YouTube, each attracting several hundred thousand viewers a night, as well as getting repeat airings on the 24-hour streaming news channels.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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So, the team had to precisely realign the star tracker before the thrusters engaged.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
15 May 2025
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But as more of the work is handed over to AI, there’s a risk that pricing professionals engage less with the fundamentals.—
Avy Punwasee,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Occupy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupy. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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