occupying

verb

present participle of occupy
as in interesting
to hold the attention of a puzzle will occupy that child for hours

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Recent Examples of occupying After, walk over for a coffee at Silos & Social, a café occupying the ground floor of the century-old Latah County Grain Growers complex. — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The local community told ABC that Port MacDonnell does not have its own search and rescue vessel, despite occupying around 125 miles of coastline. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 Casey imagines America as a crumbling hotel, with each of the album’s nine songs occupying a room haunted by its own uneasy guest. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 22 July 2026 The watch was produced in 1999—a year before the model’s launch—occupying a singular place in Résonance history as quite possibly the first piece delivered to a collector. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 July 2026 The gallery first opened the East 69th Street location in 2017, occupying the first three floors of the townhouse. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026 His role model is, of course, the political disrupter and fabulist-in-chief currently occupying the White House. — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 Milwaukee and Philadelphia are the only teams from that quintet currently occupying playoff spots. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 This looks like Cover 3 (with the safety occupying the deep middle and the corners responsible for a deep third). — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupying
  1. immersing
  2. intriguing
  3. involving
  4. fascinating
  5. busying
  6. attracting
Verb
  • Founded by wine expert Julia Coney and luxury travel specialist Claire Soares, À Privé Journeys moves beyond transactional tastings, immersing small groups in a deeper journey into local food, culture and traditions.
    — Taryn White, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Walking, hiking, or simply immersing yourself in nature helps restore balance between the demands of everyday life and personal wellbeing.
    — Ana Morales, Vogue, 11 July 2026
Definition of immersing
Verb
  • The first four episodes made available for review likewise have tiny sparks of interest, from some witty dialogue to genuine plot momentum to intriguing new characters popping up.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 21 June 2026
  • His 6-foot-6 frame and power potential offer intriguing athletic tools.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Definition of intriguing
Verb
  • One person was killed in a fiery three-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck on Wednesday in far northwest suburban Genoa Township.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Determining tax on transactions involving digital assets is a notoriously difficult exercise, often much more so than for traditional financial assets like stocks and bonds, according to accountants.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of involving
Verb
  • Wilentz, author of the 2010 book Dylan in America, wrote Volume 18‘s detailed, often fascinating 125-page liner notes that provides historical context for the expansive eight-CD set.
    — Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Once on the ground visitors can enjoy Greenland’s rugged coastal landscapes, fascinating indigenous Inuit culture, and the opportunity to experience the country at its primordial best.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of fascinating
Verb
  • The song vamps where Railings used to weave and wind, its ever-busying rhythm section building tension atop its harmonic simplicity.
    — Craig Heed, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Had Steve Smith been fit and available to play, then the 31-year-old would have been patrolling another part of the field; maybe busying himself in the covers, or chirping away from under a lid at short leg.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
Definition of busying
Verb
  • Despite receiving three Tony Awards and its performance at the ceremony attracting the third-most YouTube views of any show, the show had been shedding audiences after Tony Awards, filling only 85 percent of its theater during the last week of June.
    — Marc Hershberg, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Nazca Lines, ​enormous drawings and ⁠geometric figures etched into desert plains in the south of the country, are one of Peru’s main tourist destinations, attracting approximately ​100,000 annual visitors.
    — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of attracting

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