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
Besides the café, which occupies about a quarter of the space, the shop is distinguished by its 50 feet of frontage and big, wide windows.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
Achieving that in this kind of play, though, requires more of a surrogate parental relationship between these two characters and that needs two actors who more clearly occupy the same world and find a mutual way to drive on through its thickets.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
The list only includes 50 spaces, which means Wallen occupies almost 75% of the entire roster.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The Industrialist Facing the Barclays Center, The Industrialist occupies a four-story warehouse reimagined as an artist's sanctuary.
—Malik Peay, USA Today, 24 May 2025
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David Moin, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
Achieving that in this kind of play, though, requires more of a surrogate parental relationship between these two characters and that needs two actors who more clearly occupy the same world and find a mutual way to drive on through its thickets.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
The list only includes 50 spaces, which means Wallen occupies almost 75% of the entire roster.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The Industrialist Facing the Barclays Center, The Industrialist occupies a four-story warehouse reimagined as an artist's sanctuary.
—Malik Peay, USA Today, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupy
Verb
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O’Hara simplifies vocabulary, reassigns lines and excises parts that don’t interest him, but otherwise sticks to Shakespeare’s template.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Los Angeles doesn't have many draft picks to trade, and the team doesn't have many young players who may interest the Suns.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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One of the top concerns involves slashing $1.1 billion earmarked for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which runs PBS and NPR.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 2025
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In one memorable scene involving a ping-pong table, two Rockwells appear onscreen — a technical feat at the time.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
12 June 2025
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What intrigued him most was the contradiction at the heart of his character.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
4 June 2025
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Even though the offer was undefined, Adams was intrigued.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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One day, though, Bella plans to fully immerse him in the world of pro wrestling — especially women’s wrestling.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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These teens were sometimes gasping and talking to the screen, laughing at points, fully immersed, fully relating, even feeling nostalgic for TikTok trends that were popping three years ago.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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Liz busied herself in another room while Miller and the Warrens worked with Cooper.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
23 May 2025
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Aha! This spring, as Musk has busied himself dismantling parts of the United States government, signs of discontent with the world’s richest man have stealthily appeared across London’s public-transport network.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2025
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Do different cultures engage with Napoleon’s legacy differently? PJC: The Anglo-Saxons are fascinated by the romantic aspect of his period as an exile.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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As for Mourinho, Greenhalgh was fascinated by his approach.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
Verb
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The upgrades are part of a bigger play for the Hawks, who hope to attract more NHL, national and international events, such as the NHL combine, USA Hockey and high-profile prospect tournaments.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Shortstop Mookie Betts and outfielder Teoscar Hernández figure to attract some votes, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto should be one of the pitchers selected.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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In August 2024, Griffith announced in a post on Instagram that Stella got engaged to entrepreneur Alex Gruszynski.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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No such icy plunge seems to have hit the developers at Extell, who engaged the architects at ODA to build a 52-story skyscraper called the Torch on Eighth Avenue between 45th and 46th Streets.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
6 June 2025
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“Occupy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupy. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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