Find and Occupy

Find

Find verb - To come upon after searching, study, or effort.

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Occupy and find are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Occupy" instead a verb "Find".

Nearby Words: finding, finder

Occupy verb - To hold the attention of.

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Find and occupy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Find" instead a verb "Occupy".

body	find body	occupy body
place	find place	occupy place
ground	find ground	occupy ground
house	find house	occupy house
Other words: time, world, location, spot, planet, bodies.

They occupy half the country and they can't even find someone who speaks the language?

Source: Literature / City of Thieves
They occupy the city, erecting roadblocks and conducting a large scale search of the city to find you.

Source: Idiot Plot / Video Games
Hilde Wangel fits the trope as well, trying to find something to occupy her mind with, like a young, terminally ill artist who conveniently comes along.

Source: Theatre / The Lady From the Sea

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