preoccupancy

noun

Definition of preoccupancynext
as in occupancy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preoccupancy
  1. occupancy
  2. invasion
  3. occupation
Noun
  • The long-term lease will take effect once the building is approved for legal occupancy.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Its goal was to weather downturns by maximizing revenue, even if that sometimes meant reduced occupancy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of occupancy
Noun
  • After Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Germany, which in 2021 had imported more than half of its gas from Russia, initially opposed an embargo on Russian oil and gas before reversing course in May of that year.
    — Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The prospect of a Chinese invasion has long loomed over Taiwan’s horizon.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of invasion
Noun
  • And though some Palestinians were justly fighting to end the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and to create an independent state, others were waging an unjust war to destroy Israel altogether.
    — Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Across 25 occupations that past technology upended, employment fell an extra 4% over five years for every point the national unemployment rate climbed.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of occupation
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“Preoccupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preoccupancy. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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