Interest
Interest verb - To hold the attention of.
Usage example: the book didn't interest me, so I ended up watching the parade of people on the sidewalk
Occupy is a synonym for interest in engage topic. In some cases you can use "Occupy" instead a verb "Interest", when it comes to topics like keep busy. popular alternative
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Both words in one sentence
- However, the Great Recession of 2008 and the Occupy Movement of the early 2010's pretty much killed off interest in watching some teenage girl cry because she wanted to receive her sports car during her party and not the day before.
Source: Series / My Super Sweet Sixteen
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Occupy and Interest. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/interest/occupy
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