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prepossessed

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verb

past tense of prepossess

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepossessed
Adjective
  • Gallup research published in June 2024 found that engaged teams produce 23% higher profitability than disengaged ones.
    Chris Rosenberg, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Because there are going to be any number of ways to feel engaged with all the teams playing and staying in the area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Alternative Rock The modern pop paradigm has been greatly influenced by Jack Antonoff, the producer du jour who cut his teeth in such bands as fun.
    Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
  • Offer availability, placement, and display are determined by the third party and may be influenced by compensation and other factors.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • Painter Rim Dong Sik’s creations, meanwhile, are deeply preoccupied with nature and its ever-evolving permutations.
    News Desk, Artforum, 10 June 2026
  • Better testing could bring relief to people like Alexa, who has since become preoccupied with testing herself and her potential partners for herpes and had a second false positive scare in February.
    Lauren Schneider, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Besides, the Knicks have become a more formidable opponent than in the 1999 NBA Finals when San Antonio’s David Robinson and Tim Duncan disposed them in five games.
    Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • The 2025 suit alleges 80,000 artifacts were not properly curated, and about 3,000 artifacts were either lost or disposed of.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 11 June 2026
Adjective
  • Remain out of the water due to hazardous swimming conditions, or stay near occupied lifeguard towers.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
  • Sam Abu Haikal is the 13th child to be killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank so far this year, according to the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem, which has documented the killing of 236 children in the region by Israeli forces since the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023.
    Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • It might also not be inclined to offer the often hard-to-hear advice that a human agent has to.
    Diana Olick, CNBC, 16 June 2026
  • Stubbornly high inflation has shifted the debate among Fed policymakers, who had signaled at the start of the year that they were inclined to cut their key rate twice more this year.
    Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • Unabsorbed calcium leaves the body through stool, and absorbed calcium that isn't needed may be filtered by the kidneys and leave in urine—often within about a day.
    Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • In a crew filled with people convinced of the superiority of their own methods, Cooper just wants to look at peacocks, call his grandma, and engage in some PG-13 flirting with fellow innocent oddball Kat.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 June 2026
  • But many predicted that Candy Crush would not survive for 14 years, and Ingvar is convinced her teams will once again prove the doubters wrong.
    Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 15 June 2026
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“Prepossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepossessed. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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