Busy and Held

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Busy adjective - Involved in often constant activity.

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Held and busy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Held" instead an adjective "Busy".

Nearby Words: busily, busyness, busied, busying

Held adjective - Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.

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Busy and held are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Busy" instead an adjective "Held".

Justin Sebik, who was ejected 10 days into the show because he repeatedly threatened houseguests and held a knife to Krista Stegall's throat after a busy night of drinking.

Source: Non-Gameplay Elimination
A non-plot relevant one at the end of Episode 24: Madoka is called on her cellphone by someone apparently inviting her to an event to be held in three days, only for her to answer that she's busy.

Source: Anime / Rinne no Lagrange
When Tony Stark is given an award at a ceremony held in Las Vegas, he misses accepting the award because he's busy working.

Source: The Casino

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