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prepossessed

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verb

past tense of prepossess
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepossessed
Adjective
  • The most active and engaged individuals, commonly referred to as fans, can also undertake activities relative to creation and content production.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
  • Do it because engaged teams stay longer, perform better and bring others with them.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • These are generally less influenced by the emotional swings of the 24-hour news cycle and anchored in real-world value.
    Chris Kelly, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Guadalajara was influenced by Kinky, Sussie 4, Belanova.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Adjective
  • The property, which sits on three and a half acres in Wilton, Connecticut, had been owned for more than five decades by the president of a regional hosta society who was mostly preoccupied with the landscaping.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 16 May 2026
  • Sometimes someone’s sullen or preoccupied or way too wound up.
    Risa Polansky Shiman, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • The hospital said the patient’s blood and urine were not processed and were not disposed of using the strictest international protocols required for handling the specific hantavirus strain.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
  • The agency believes they were disposed of somewhere along a specific route from Spain to Serbia, where David Knezevich is originally from.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • Bigelow was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling, and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
  • Last month, Aws al-Nasaan, 14, was gunned down in broad daylight in the small Palestinian village of Al-Mughayyir, in the occupied West Bank.
    Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Fashion is filled with seasons — spring, summer, cruise, couture and, for the financially inclined, the quarterly rite of earnings season, which is currently in full swing.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
  • Even Gen Zers, who are naturally more digitally inclined, express increasingly negative sentiment about AI.
    Will Johnson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Adjective
  • Unabsorbed calcium leaves the body through stool, and absorbed calcium that isn't needed may be filtered by the kidneys and leave in urine—often within about a day.
    Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.
    Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • However, Shelby Green, a research and communications manager covering the Southeast region for the Energy and Policy Institute, isn't convinced.
    Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 18 May 2026
  • The caller convinced Heitin that his retirement accounts were under attack and walked him through transferring the money out himself.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
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“Prepossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepossessed. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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