Occupy
Occupy verb - Assume, as of positions or roles.
Usage example: he occupies the position of manager
Work and occupy are semantically related. in profession topic. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a verb "Occupy".
Work
Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Heinlein is extremely prone to this trope when he does get adapted, as he rarely includes much physical description of characters (barring busty redheaded women, who occupy his work much like they occupied his love life).
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Sometimes she's happy that she doesn't have to occupy the spotlight, and can work in peace without dealing with the paparazzi (who her puppet usually takes in stride).
Source: Behind Every Great Man -
The Forever Man uses jump drives that work by making the ship occupy every point in the universe at once, and then reconstituting it at the point one wants it to be.
Source: Faster-Than-Light Travel
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