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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepossessed
Adjective
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The service Staffers are friendly, engaged, and helpful, without being overly formal.—
Sarah Kuta,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Just as mental wellness has become increasingly vital, pet benefits complement those efforts—helping to reduce loneliness, strengthen relationships and foster a more engaged workforce.—
Marissa Andrada,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The city is scheduled to host a half-marathon and two fitness events on South Beach in March, which also influenced the decision to adjust certain measures.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Offer availability, placement, and display are determined by the third party and may be influenced by compensation and other factors.—
David McMillin,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Across multiple studies, the participants who disclosed their vulnerabilities became preoccupied with how they were perceived afterward.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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The organization aims to bring together lovers of men’s fashion and tailoring, to promote more elevated dressing to the public, particularly those who have become preoccupied with athleisure, organizers say.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Prosecutors said Herrling dismembered and disposed of Wilding’s body to prevent the discovery of his death.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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According to Volkert, state officials organized an informational campaign late last year after fire departments across the state saw a number of fires break out involving fireplace ashes that were disposed of unsafely.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Stalin has territorial ambitions over occupied territories.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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More than 700,000 Israelis live in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, territories captured by Israel in 1967 and sought by the Palestinians for an independent state along with the Gaza Strip.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Despite his father’s example, Goldsworthy was not academically inclined.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Luckily for those not as kitchen-inclined, restaurants have a variety of deals.—
Mike Snider,
AZCentral.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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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By March 2024, the Street to Home pilot successfully convinced 116 people living on the subway to enter permanent housing, accounting for nearly 30% of the 397 housing placements made through the city’s end-of-line subway outreach.—
Jeffrey Ginsburg,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Last year, many were convinced American politics would be destabilized by videos manipulated by artificial intelligence, or lulled into a post-truth stupor by AI slop.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Prepossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepossessed. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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