Preoccupy and Try

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Preoccupy verb - Engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively.

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Try and preoccupy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Try" instead a verb "Preoccupy".

Nearby Words: preoccupied, preoccupying

Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.

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Preoccupy and try are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Preoccupy" instead a verb "Try".

Nearby Words: tried, trying

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preoccupy way

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Try and Preoccupy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/preoccupy/try

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