as in to interest
to hold the attention of
a puzzle will occupy that child for hours
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Recent Examples of occupy
Lamar’s longtime rival has occupied at least three spots inside the top five on the Hot 100 on six occasions.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Burchell’s focus had settled on Seven Mile Drive, a neighborhood that occupies the second-highest price bracket at Sawgrass Players Club.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
After the governor’s sudden decision last week, facilities staff circled around empty desks, trying to figure out if they were already occupied and being shared.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 12 Mar. 2025
While occupied with budget bills to keep the government open and set future spending and tax levels, Congress is also cleaning up past messes.
—Matt Weidinger, National Review, 11 Mar. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Burchell’s focus had settled on Seven Mile Drive, a neighborhood that occupies the second-highest price bracket at Sawgrass Players Club.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
After the governor’s sudden decision last week, facilities staff circled around empty desks, trying to figure out if they were already occupied and being shared.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 12 Mar. 2025
While occupied with budget bills to keep the government open and set future spending and tax levels, Congress is also cleaning up past messes.
—Matt Weidinger, National Review, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupy
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Its financial weakness should interest all Chicagoans; its departures from academic values, and the failures of its leadership structure, should be studied by everyone interested in higher education.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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Related Articles Dolphins bringing back two players as exclusive rights free agents Ten prospects who improved their draft stock at the combine — and might interest Dolphins General manager Chris Grier was noncommittal on Holland at his season wrap-up new conference in January.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration is trying to deport two other people involved in protests against the war in Gaza at Columbia University.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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While the Primary Wave deal closed just weeks after her death, sources said she was involved in nearly every aspect of the deal’s negotiations.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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But she was intrigued by Mayor Garner’s claim that an earnings tax could help Wyandotte County finally do away with the unpopular PILOT surcharge that gets added onto utility bills.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
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Folsom’s animal sanctuary intrigued me because of its mission not to breed, sell or trade animals, but instead, enrich their lives.—
Brianna Taylor,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
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Since announcing her move, she’s been documenting her efforts to immerse herself in Ireland’s festivities, including at the national St. Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin, which is attended by roughly 500,000 people, according to the Associated Press.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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And now, Austen fans can immerse themselves in her world like never before.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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In addition to helping customers with their plant selections, Mejia also rings them up at the register and then busies herself with tidying and organizing the shop.—
Karla Marie Sanford,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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Megan has yet to directly respond to the controversy, and is instead probably busying herself with the most insane workouts known to man.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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Their affair gives poignant momentum to The Deepest Breath, which is fascinated with athletic obsession.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
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The grand monuments, enigmatic gods, and legendary rulers of Ancient Egypt have fascinated the world for centuries.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Less than 4,000 people live in these five remote towns — Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore — that attract roughly 4 million tourists a year.—
Lori Rackl,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time and arguably the greatest sandbox game ever, has attracted nearly 220 million monthly players in the last 30 days alone, as per ActivePlayer.io.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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That’s a mistake and potentially misses a huge opportunity to better engage and support customers.—
Adrian Swinscoe,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Motorized latches then engaged to pull the capsule into the docking mechanism for an airtight structural seal.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Occupy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupy. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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