as in obsession
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
the future entomologist's preoccupation with insects from a very early age
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Recent Examples of preoccupation
Crowd size was an ongoing preoccupation for Trump during the 2024 presidential campaign.
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Tim Reid, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
In addition, and perhaps this is surprising, the preoccupation can be about generative AI and LLMs.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The preoccupation yanked her away from family and impeded her work.
—Molly Young, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Virtually all of them, even the most entertaining and quirky ones, suggested an underlying preoccupation with the power of narrative to shape our sense of reality.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Tim Reid, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
In addition, and perhaps this is surprising, the preoccupation can be about generative AI and LLMs.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The preoccupation yanked her away from family and impeded her work.
—Molly Young, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Virtually all of them, even the most entertaining and quirky ones, suggested an underlying preoccupation with the power of narrative to shape our sense of reality.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Preoccupation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preoccupation. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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