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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepossessed
Adjective
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Tug-of-war also channels a dog’s natural instincts of capturing prey, keeping them engaged.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Swift and Travis, both 35, became engaged in August 2023.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The two are friends, which might have influenced the scheduling of this game.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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He was further influenced after learning that the FBI often calls on priests, rabbis and other clergy members to counsel victims at mass-casualty events.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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What's popular is appearing preoccupied, too busy scrolling on one's phone to look around—and too caught up with one's many friends to make any new ones at a mall.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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Jihan peers closer at these images, now sensing in some of them that her father seems preoccupied, as if already aware of the tragic fate that would befall him.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Products should be disposed of or returned to the place of purchase for a full refund.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Though the figures are disposed differently than in Botticelli’s painting, the motif is similar, showing Mary holding an open pomegranate in one hand while propping up the baby Jesus with the other.—
Demir Alp,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Israel reportedly considering annexation in the West Bank Israel is reportedly considering annexing parts of the occupied West Bank in response to several Western countries’ plans to recognize a Palestinian state.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Netanyahu’s hardline, far-right allies frequently clash with the army over its policies in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some neuroscientists researching the effects of technology on older adults are inclined to agree.—
Paul Spann,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lincoln was calm, patient, and inclined to mercy.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.—
Erwin A. Bauer,
Outdoor Life,
25 Dec. 2024
Verb
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From birth, humans are biologically predisposed to signal, and caregivers across cultures are primed to respond.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Those audiences are predisposed to this like movie, so we were maybe getting graded on a curve there, but that’s OK.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Prepossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepossessed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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