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 lot of 14,029 square feet.
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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
The show remained shut down until May 27, when — after substantial repair work — the building was able to be occupied again.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
The bill occupies no special place in the room.
—Nik Popli, Time, 8 June 2026
There are the British royals everyone knows—the Waleses, the Sussexes, King Charles and Queen Camilla—and then there are those who occupy more obscure branches on the Windsor family tree.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 7 June 2026
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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
The show remained shut down until May 27, when — after substantial repair work — the building was able to be occupied again.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
The bill occupies no special place in the room.
—Nik Popli, Time, 8 June 2026
There are the British royals everyone knows—the Waleses, the Sussexes, King Charles and Queen Camilla—and then there are those who occupy more obscure branches on the Windsor family tree.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 7 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for occupy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupy
Verb
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That’s a cheap and easy analogy, but that’s what interested me to want to make this show.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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What interested you in the character initially?—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
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Over the course of several interviews over the past month, Charlotte-area parents described child care not as a normal consumer decision but as something closer to a strategic campaign involving timing, networking, luck, financial compromise and backup plans layered on top of backup plans.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Prominently, Laviolette’s teams have featured defensemen who liberally join the rush and get involved in five-man cycles, concepts that were largely foreign to the Kings’ corps last season.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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The possibility of pairing Donald with Garrett — a two-time defensive player of the year — continues to intrigue both in and out of the Rams’ facility.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Christian Kelly and Roseann McGinnis, of Oswego, were intrigued with strawberries paired with barbecue sauce at the market.—
Linda Girardi,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Also, DirecTV is immersed in a carriage dispute with Scripps and recently dropped the stations nationally, at least for now.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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In the ’80s, a young Parrish, a native of Chicago’s South Side, the son of record-loving parents and the nephew of a jazz musician, was immersed in sound.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
7 June 2026
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While their fellow Plums busied themselves with bridal parties and wedding cakes, these girls had political awakenings.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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Appropriately, 19 miles east of their first major trophy lift since the 2021/22 League Cup, City men busied themselves by lifting the FA Cup over Chelsea in what was Pep Guardiola’s 24th visit to Wembley Stadium and his 20th major trophies as City manager.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The combined disgust, discomfort, ignorance, and fascination with our Indigeneity that unsettled my aunties and fascinated my cousins made more sense to me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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While the remote learning time during the COVID pandemic was challenging for many students, Ashlyn Duran used it to learn more about a subject that fascinated her.—
Amy Stark Shireman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Festivals like Movement attract people from around the world, and big venues including Lincoln Factory host nights with thousands of fans, showcasing the scene’s energy.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Two years ago, the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission said that the economic impact of this summer’s FIFA World Cup could approach $594 million and attract nearly 150,000 out-of-town visitors.—
Pat Maio,
Daily News,
7 June 2026
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Business for the Arts Broward educates the business community about the importance of our arts and cultural community and engages them in building connections among cultural vitality, creative success and economic development.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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The system uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to more swiftly detect, engage, and defeat small, elusive unmanned threats.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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“Occupy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupy. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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