as in occupations
the act or fact of residing in a place
the landlord notified us of the need to cease occupancy in three months, when our apartment building would be sold
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Recent Examples of occupancies
The regulations are part of the village’s larger process to produce a comprehensive plan that outlines zoning and applicable business uses for land development and commercial business occupancies.
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Roughly half reached new peak occupancies either in June or July.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Roughly half reached new peak occupancies either in June or July.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancies
Noun
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The Goldman economists use a version of the Lazear-Spletzer mismatch index, which captures the share of job seekers who would need to be reallocated across occupations to equalize labor market tightness.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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My occupations have given me a happy, humble, quiet life, but always nagging in the back of my mind has been a case of impostor syndrome.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Wild elephants often stray into human habitations this time of year, when rice fields are ready for harvesting.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
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Such defensive settlements became the norm in areas vulnerable to slave-raiding, with individual houses and collective habitations undergoing significant transformations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Since launching in 2018, the Pop Up Film Residency has offered more than 150 artistic residencies to filmmakers from around the world.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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The 67-date tour has Harry doing residencies in seven cities around the globe, through the end of 2026.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2026
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“Occupancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancies. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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