as in occupation
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 occupancy
That brought the building’s occupancy rate over 75%.
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Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2025
The effort aims to fill temporarily vacant commercial and retail spaces by offering short-term occupancy to local artists and creatives for temporary exhibitions, interactive installations and the on-site creation of new works.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
Both San Antonio and Dallas-Fort Worth trail in occupancy, with rates in both cities sitting at about 95%.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
Its portfolio boasted an overall occupancy rate of 94.3%, with a weighted average lease expiry of 4.8 years.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2025
The effort aims to fill temporarily vacant commercial and retail spaces by offering short-term occupancy to local artists and creatives for temporary exhibitions, interactive installations and the on-site creation of new works.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
Both San Antonio and Dallas-Fort Worth trail in occupancy, with rates in both cities sitting at about 95%.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
Its portfolio boasted an overall occupancy rate of 94.3%, with a weighted average lease expiry of 4.8 years.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancy
Noun
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For occupations on the service agreement, the woman listed Washington Regional for her and Hiland Dairy for him.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 July 2025
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However, blue-collar professionals, many of whom do physical work either with people or machines, were the least likely to be seeking help from AI, and were therefore classified as the occupations least impacted by AI.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Due to climate change, the Northeast will be one of the few parts of the US that will have a climate suitable for many kinds of agriculture and for human habitation.—
Kip Kolesinskas,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
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Meanwhile, the prospect that asteroid orbits may be deliberately changed for research and mining, or in the future, by habitation, has gained the attention of a student team from Imperial College London, the University of Santiago de Compostela and Cairo University.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Such a phenomenon comes as wealthy Indians are considering other residencies for strategic purposes, rather than a permanent relocation, Himanshu Kohli, co-founder of multi-family office Client Associates, told me.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
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There remains a high expectation, or at least hope, though, that the group will return to Sphere next year for a third annual residency.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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“Occupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancy. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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