"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin occident-, occidens \"the part of the sky where the sun sets, the west,\" noun derivative of present participle of occidere \"to be struck down, die, sink below the horizon (of the sun or other heavenly bodies),\" from oc-, assimilated variant of ob- ob- + cadere \"to fall\" \u2014 more at chance entry 1":""
"When versatility is fashion's best justification, the idea of a beautiful lace blouse or dress that can step up to a special occasion and then look just as good under a man-tailored jacket or a fine-gauge long-line cardigan the next day is persuasive. \u2014 S. Mower , Vogue , September 2008",
"On several occasions , people have observed dark, kilometer-wide bands on the ocean surface as tsunamis approached or passed by \u2026 \u2014 S. Perkins , Science News , 21 Feb. 2004",
"Not so long ago, Rolling Stone's David Fricke asked the late Kurt Cobain whom he admired among \"established\" rock bands. Cobain unhesitatingly named R.E.M., using the occasion to send the band members a virtual mash note for remaining true to their muse and to themselves and for refusing to be swayed by the shifting winds of fashion and commerciality. \u2014 Robert Palmer , Rolling Stone , 6 Oct. 1994",
"To publish a definitive collection of short stories in one's late 60s seems to me, as an American writer, a traditional and a dignified occasion , eclipsed in no way by the fact that a great many of the stories in my current collection were written in my underwear. \u2014 John Cheever , in Ann Charters, The Story and Its Writer , 1987",
"birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions",
"They marked the occasion with their families.",
"She wrote a song especially for the occasion .",
"Roses are the perfect flower for any occasion .",
"On the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary, they took a vacation to Paris.",
"We had occasion to watch her perform last summer.",
"The boys never had occasion to meet each other.",
"She never found an occasion to suggest her ideas.",
"He took the occasion to make an announcement.",
"Verb",
"It was that desire that occasioned a trip to Berlin this spring: a desire to wander through the city's arty demimonde and to eat beside its residents \u2026 \u2014 Sam Sifton , New York Times , 22 June 2008",
"\"I made bow ties,\" Sally says very assuredly, after the long silence occasioned by my unwanted kiss, during which we both realized we are not about to head upstairs for any fun. \u2014 Richard Ford , Independence Day , 1996",
"the announcement concerning the change in scheduling occasioned much confusion",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But on this occasion , the Viano Quartet, charismatically led by Hao Zhou on first violin, attacked the music with such coiled intensity and unchecked vehemence that one stopped listening for influences and just hung on for the thrill of the ride. \u2014 Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"On this occasion the Pompano, Deerfield and Lighthouse Point community welcomed Julen Sanchez who traveled through the Hillsboro Inlet after completing a 5,000-mile journey in a rowboat that started in Algarve, Portugal. \u2014 Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"In 2016, Chile argued that another player, on that occasion from Bolivia, was ineligible, and FIFA agreed. \u2014 Daniel Alarc\u00f3n, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
"On this occasion , even reinvesting half that amount might improve the overall squad, which finished 17 points behind PSG in the campaign just finished. \u2014 Henry Flynn, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Of course no Housewives episode would be complete without a dramatic dinner party \u2014 and on this occasion , it was hosted by Nina. \u2014 Lanae Brody, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
"On this occasion in particular, poor weather is thought to have played a part, Binod B.K., an official from Nepal's home ministry, told CNN. \u2014 Rhea Mogul And Manveena Suri, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"About 300 people gathered under a tent in the village for the occasion , and chief executive Michael Welch gave a speech about the mutual bank\u2019s mission to serve the local communities. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"The Kissing Booth star blended glam with punk for the occasion in a look from Christian Siriano. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The book is unlikely to occasion surprise for readers of Murray\u2019s other books, including The Madness ... \u2014 Peter Wood, National Review , 12 May 2022",
"Whatever Greene or Gosar is saying or doing at the moment doesn't occasion much chatter in their districts. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Feldman\u2019s thought-provoking case for a stark rupture in Union war aims will surely occasion lively debate. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Elliot shared my feeling that human composting\u2019s greater promise is its potential to occasion a paradigm shift in our relationship to all life. \u2014 Lisa Wells, Harper's Magazine , 28 Sep. 2021",
"The existence of Ross\u2019s book and others like it \u2014 and the brutal events that occasion them \u2014 suggest the attainment of that goal is still more than 20 years away. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2021",
"The next step is a Senate floor vote, which may occasion Democrats\u2019 first official challenge to the Senate filibuster. \u2014 Patrick Gleason, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
"The ex-royal couple have enough wit to understand that their own hardships don\u2019t occasion many tears outside their lachrymose celebrity friends. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2021",
"Most Democratic candidates have negotiated the problem reasonably well, although extreme anti-Israel outliers from safe districts, such as Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, can occasion some awkwardness for their congressional colleagues. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2020"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
"Middle English occasionen, borrowed from Medieval Latin occ\u0101si\u014dn\u0101re, derivative of occ\u0101si\u014dn-, occ\u0101si\u014d occasion entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English occasioun \"opportunity, inducement, grounds or justification, occurrence,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French occasion, borrowed from Medieval Latin occ\u0101si\u014dn-, occ\u0101si\u014d \"opportunity, circumstance, cause, pretext,\" going back to Latin, \"convenient circumstances, opportunity,\" from oc-cad-, base of occidere \"to be struck down, die, sink below the horizon\" + -ti\u014dn- -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at occident":"Noun"
"She receives occasional phone calls from her mother.",
"There will be occasional showers during the morning.",
"Most mornings, we'll see deer or the occasional bear walking past our house.",
"He tells an occasional joke to keep his students interested.",
"I need to take occasional breaks from work.",
"Sure, I drink an occasional glass of wine from time to time.",
"She's an occasional lecturer at the university.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One member of the lieutenant governor\u2019s task force on communism in higher education was Scott Yenor, a Boise State political scientist and occasional Tucker Carlson guest. \u2014 Daniel Golden, ProPublica , 4 July 2022",
"There aren\u2019t many golf courses in the United States that host annual PGA Tour events\u2014or occasional major championships\u2014that are also open to the public. \u2014 Shaun Tolson, Robb Report , 2 July 2022",
"Apart from the occasional hint that there is an internal combustion engine somewhere (although Nissan has tuned this for as little sound as possible and added noise cancellation), this car drives exactly like an EV. \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"That road doesn't exactly follow a straight path, more like a dotted one, with occasional detours to go kill people who emerge as responsible for or complicit in the plot. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"Most altcoins ended the month in the red despite occasional gains. \u2014 Fortune , 1 July 2022",
"Having built his reputation via record production, pioneering advances in technology and the occasional oddball hit song, the 74-year-old auteur finally made it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year. \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
"But both paint hard-edge geometric abstractions whose occasional irregularities are carefully calculated. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"On the other hand, occasional over watering can be just as problematic, especially when combined with a spate of under watering. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 1 July 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English occasyonal \"occurring at intervals,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin occ\u0101si\u014dn\u0101lis \"opportune, incidental,\" from occ\u0101si\u014dn-, occ\u0101si\u014d occasion entry 1 + Latin -\u0101lis -al entry 1":""
"Cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally , for about 10 minutes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally , for 10 minutes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Reduce to simmer and cook until thick, 20 minutes or so, stirring occasionally . \u2014 Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer , 18 June 2022",
"Police investigating a shooting at an Alabama church that killed two people and wounded another said Friday that the shooter was a 71-year-old man who occasionally attended services. \u2014 Jay Reeves, Chron , 17 June 2022",
"Add the chickpeas and cook, stirring occasionally , until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. \u2014 Christopher Kimball, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"One of these truths is that vaccines occasionally do cause frightful reactions in people. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"Avoid using more detergent than recommended, cut back on fabric softeners and occasionally run a wash cycle on hot. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"The comptroller's office has the authority to settle such claims without court action and occasionally does so, including in the 2014 police chokehold death of Eric Garner. \u2014 CBS News , 23 May 2022",
"The comptroller's office has the authority to settle such claims without court action and occasionally does so, including in the 2014 police chokehold death of Eric Garner. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, ajc , 23 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English occasionaly \"on a particular occasion, sometimes,\" from occasyonal occasional + -ly -ly entry 2":""
": of, relating to, or situated in the Occident : western":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Its bad guys are clearly the sadistic British imperialists, easily read as occidental occupiers who must be overthrown as well as stand-ins for a host of other IRL colonial powers on other continents, in other centuries. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
"So what happened to those occidental Celts in those four hundred years? \u2014 Fintan O\u2019toole, The New York Review of Books , 7 Mar. 2019"
"a blood clot had occluded a major artery in his body",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The modest pressure occludes veins that drain the muscle, but does not occlude the artery that feeds it. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
"The series begins with these stereotypes, then works to reveal the humanity that the stereotypes occlude . \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"The key is using heavyweights of at least 60% of max to assault the muscle and occlude arterial blood flow. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
"Auden comes to think of our sinfulness as but part of the human story, and to see that a single-minded focus on it can diminish or even occlude gratitude. \u2014 Alan Jacobs, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Only about 10 percent of infected people develop serious manifestations, such as fungal growths that occlude their lungs, and only about 1 percent develop the most dire complications: fungal invasion of their bones, joints, spine, and brain. \u2014 Maryn Mckenna, Wired , 11 Nov. 2021",
"But the prying eyes of commercial banks looking to occlude bank accounts with incriminating evidence of crypto transactions scare traders more. \u2014 Grace Akinosun, Quartz , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Feinstein extrapolated that statement to express a fear that Barrett, a textualist who once clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia, would allow her faith to occlude her legal judgment if a challenge to Roe should arise. \u2014 Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner , 24 Sep. 2020",
"In the first, a patient who from birth had one eye occluded \u2014 from a cataract, for example, or from rare eyelid problems \u2014 but then had that anatomical problem removed still ended up with one blind or nearly blind eye. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 24 Mar. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1581, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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": the complete obstruction of the breath passage in the articulation of a speech sound":[],
": the front formed by a cold front overtaking a warm front and lifting the warm air above the earth's surface":[],
": the inclusion or sorption of gas trapped during solidification of a material":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Outcomes are variable: while many patients regain a degree of vision, there are no reliable treatments for whole-eye vision loss due to a retinal vascular occlusion . \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Retinal vein occlusion is linked to diabetes, high blood pressure, fatty buildup in the arteries and eye disorders like glaucoma. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"One rare but serious risk of getting filler is vascular occlusion , which happens when a provider accidentally injects the filler into a blood vessel. \u2014 Kaitlin Clark, Allure , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Sometimes, games only support an additional pass of ambient occlusion or shadows\u2014which makes sense because a full ray tracing system can break pre-baked lighting systems and other engine elements. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 7 Dec. 2021",
"In addition to follicular occlusion , meaning the hair follicles become blocked and then ruptured, the development of hidradenitis suppurativa is also associated with having some kind of inflammation in the body, Dr. Sayed explains. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Should a patient begin to show any red-flag symptoms of vascular occlusion . \u2014 Kaitlin Clark, Allure , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Sometimes, a doctor may recommend applying this with occlusion \u2014this means wearing gloves or wrapping the hands, ideally to allow the medication to better penetrate. \u2014 Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The biggest difference comes from a large boost to shadow resolution and quality, whether in the form of higher-res shadow maps, more objects casting significant shadows, or a fuller, richer pass of ambient occlusion across more surfaces. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 12 Jan. 2022"
],
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"circa 1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
"occulted their house from prying eyes by planting large trees around it",
"the actor's private life had long been occulted by a contrived public persona",
"Adjective",
"occult practices such as magic and fortune-telling",
"He began to believe he had occult powers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The waning crescent Moon\u2014just 9%-lit\u2014will occult the planet Venus, but only for those in Madagascar. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"During a full transit, which would last a few minutes, an Earth-size planet would occult the entire white dwarf. \u2014 Avi Loeb, Scientific American , 30 Oct. 2020",
"In July, 2017, the object occulted a star, and telescopes observed its tiny shadow passing across the star. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 7 Nov. 2017",
"And for some lucky sky-watchers in eastern Brazil and in central and southern Africa, the moon will occult the star. \u2014 National Geographic , 1 May 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Screens and machines have since been banished, making way for a kind of old-world mysticism of sparkling dust, psychedelic lights and occult symbols \u2014 like a third eye, superimposed over the pubic triangle of the most enlightened. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 3 June 2022",
"Censorship watchdog groups at the time said challenges often claimed books promoted anti-Christian, satanic or occult beliefs. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The most obvious embodiment of this trend was the Saturday headliner Billie Eilish, who has achieved superstar status by seeming to retranslate the great American songbook into occult -ritual hymns. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"In episode five, Pat goes to see a Wiccan, who's an expert on all things occult . \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The swastika was co-opted as part of this white supremacist pure-race mythology, and with the rise of nationalism in 19th century Germany, the symbol began to appear in radical and occult circles in the country. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Swedish metal back Ghost makes occult rock \u2019n\u2019 roll like it\u2019s 1983. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
"While the previous video shows a hooded Welch kidnapping a man from the room and later snapping his neck in an occult ritual, the new video shows the 35-year-old musician twirling, stomping and chanting with her group of female disciples. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 7 Mar. 2022",
"But that doesn\u2019t mean Tobias Forge, the creative mastermind behind the occult -rock band Ghost, can\u2019t appreciate the religion\u2019s artistic and cultural beauty. \u2014 Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Magickal Childe name is their homage to the famous occult shop that once occupied the space where Vinyl Steakhouse is today. \u2014 Aly Walansky, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"In the sheer range of her learning, Warner might be likened to the mid-20th century literary scholar Erich Auerbach; the pioneering expert on the Renaissance occult , Frances Yates; and art historian Ernst Gombrich. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"According to a former Attomwaffen member who spoke on condition of anonymity, Denton knew of Sutter\u2019s reputation in the occult through Tempel ov Blood, and invited him to join the terrorist group. \u2014 Ali Winston, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022",
"The Peggy Guggenheim exhibition, organized by Grazina Subelyte, tries to show how Surrealism was rooted as much in the occult and in alchemy as in Freud\u2019s theories. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Their investigation leads them to a rare book emporium, whose owner Ada (Demetria McKinney) takes an interest to the occult and could provide the missing pieces to their puzzle. \u2014 Marc Berman, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Think more classic Gothic horror than ghastly over-the-top occult . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"This three-part series explores the theories, including the occult , surrounding this tragedy. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 May 2022",
"But in the context of this Biennale\u2019s driving emphasis on magic and the occult , his show reminds us uncomfortably of his infatuation with alchemy, the fantasy of turning base metals into gold or historical debacles into spiritual rebirth. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022"
"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin occultus \"hidden from sight, secret, esoteric,\" from past participle of occulere \"to hide from view, conceal,\" from oc-, assimilated variant of ob- ob- + -culere, from a verb base *cel- \"hide,\" going back to Indo-European *\u1e31el- \"cover, conceal\" \u2014 more at conceal":"Adjective",
"in part back-formation from occultation , in part continuing Middle English occulten \"to keep secret, conceal,\" borrowed from Latin occult\u0101re \"to prevent from being seen, conceal, keep secret,\" frequentative derivative of occulere \"to hide from view, conceal\" \u2014 more at occult entry 2":"Verb",
": the state of being hidden from view or lost to notice":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The hour-long occultation is only visible from a narrow path across Earth, which includes North America and Europe. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 31 Dec. 2021",
"During an occultation , the planet passes behind the star. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 28 Sep. 2020",
"The team also observed the WASP-189 system during occultation \u2014when a planet passes behind a star. \u2014 Paola Rosa-aquino, Popular Science , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Known as a lunar occultation , the moon will seem to glide in front of Mars from 10 to 20 minutes, as seen across a vast portion of the central region of the continent. \u2014 National Geographic , 2 Sep. 2020",
"Researchers were able to capture an occultation and a transit of the planet and the star using Cheops. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 28 Sep. 2020",
"European scientists are also collecting data from something called radio occultation , a relatively new system that uses the bending of GPS signals through the atmosphere to detect properties such as water vapor, temperature, and air pressure. \u2014 Eric Niiler, Wired , 4 June 2020",
"In Los Angeles, for instance, the occultation will begin at 3:38 a.m. and end at 4:29 a.m. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2020",
"By combining their new data with a historical catalog of around 160 transits and occultations , Yee says, the team showed that both events are happening earlier and earlier\u2014a nearly sure sign that the planet\u2019s path shrinks with each new orbit. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Popular Science , 2 Jan. 2020"
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English occultacion, borrowed from Latin occult\u0101ti\u014dn-, occult\u0101ti\u014d \"concealment, interruption of light from a celestial body,\" from occult\u0101re \"to prevent from being seen, conceal, keep secret\" + -ti\u014dn- -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at occult entry 1":""
"The sign above the auditorium door says, \u201cMaximum occupancy : 500 persons.\u201d",
"the landlord notified us of the need to cease occupancy in three months, when our apartment building would be sold",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The company is lifting the 16-person occupancy cap introduced in summer 2020 before Covid-19 vaccines were available. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The goal remains to boost that occupancy with nonprofit tenants, Levin said. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"Airbnb isn\u2019t totally lame, though: the company plans to lift its 16-person occupancy limit, noting that some large family gatherings at massive properties can be perfectly placid. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
"Moving forward, Airbnb will remove its 16-person occupancy cap, prompted by COVID concerns around large gatherings prior to the introduction of vaccines. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 28 June 2022",
"Program Manager Joshua Switzky delivered a mostly grim outlook for future housing development as well as office occupancy in downtown San Francisco. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
"Main differences between the town\u2019s existing regulations and the new state regulations include that the town requires a permit, does not allow detached units, and has a maximum occupancy of three while the state has no limit. \u2014 Steve Smith, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"This was achieved when most screens across the region were shut for the first six months of the year and operated for the remainder under limited occupancy or other additional restrictions. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"In downtown Boston, offices are running at 30 to 35 percent of their pre-pandemic daily occupancy , according to estimates and data from employee entry cards tracked by real estate company Newmark. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022"
"Pursuing pleasure has been his major occupation ."
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": the act or process of taking possession of a place or area : seizure":[
"Spain's occupation of the island"
],
": the holding and control of an area by a foreign military force":[
"the Roman occupation of Britain"
],
": the holding of an office or position":[
"it is only \u2026 the occupation \u2026 of two offices at the same time that offends public policy",
"\u2014 W. D. Miller"
],
": the military force occupying a country or the policies carried out by it":[
"The occupation addressed the concerns of the local population."
],
": the possession, use, or settlement of land : occupancy":[
"the last of the historic private houses in the metropolis \u2026 still in the occupation of its hereditary owner",
"\u2014 Sidney (Australia) Bull."
],
": the principal business of one's life : vocation":[
"Teaching was her occupation ."
]
},
"examples":[
"He is thinking about changing occupations and becoming a police officer.",
"\u201cWhat's your occupation ?\u201d \u201cI'm a stay-at-home mom.\u201d",
"Swimming was their main occupation at summer camp.",
"Some evidence of human occupation was found in these caves.",
"The offices are ready for occupation .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Everyone knows that only women who marry well are entitled to idleness, uselessness, and no occupation whatsoever. \u2014 Liana Schaffner, Town & Country , 30 June 2022",
"Tahtinen, a graphic artist by occupation and a photographer by avocation, has snapped more than 1,400 pictures of San Francisco scenes. \u2014 Robert Krier, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"But in the East, where Soviet occupation replaced the German one, things were very different. \u2014 Katja Hoyer, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"While most empires traditionally relied on the seizure and occupation of vast territories, the United States built military bases around the world to project its power. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"The Ukrainian military also hopes to use residents behind enemy lines as a force multiplier by staging sabotage operations, scouting enemy targets, and generally creating a hostile environment for occupation forces. \u2014 Marc Santora, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"The 20th century saw a major drop in the number of fatal accidents and injuries in just about every occupation . \u2014 Doug Lawson, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Through caricatures that mock the shortcomings of a Korean society emerging from the poverty and archaisms of the past, explore a city recklessly discovering the modernity and prosperity that come with occupation . \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"But Gableman refused to answer anything beyond his name and occupation . \u2014 Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022"
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"Middle English occupacioun \"possession of land, engagement in an activity, vocation, concern,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French occupaciun, borrowed from Latin occup\u0101ti\u014dn-, occup\u0101ti\u014d \"seizing possession, preoccupation,\" from occup\u0101re \"to grasp, take possession of, fill up (space, a position)\" + -ti\u014dn- -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at occupy":""
},
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"\u02cc\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for occupation work , employment , occupation , calling , pursuit , m\u00e9tier , business mean a specific sustained activity engaged in especially in earning one's living. work may apply to any purposeful activity whether remunerative or not. her work as a hospital volunteer employment implies work for which one has been engaged and is being paid by an employer. your employment with this firm is hereby terminated occupation implies work in which one engages regularly especially as a result of training. his occupation as a trained auto mechanic calling applies to an occupation viewed as a vocation or profession. the ministry seemed my true calling pursuit suggests a trade, profession, or avocation followed with zeal or steady interest. her family considered medicine the only proper pursuit m\u00e9tier implies a calling or pursuit for which one believes oneself to be especially fitted. acting was my one and only m\u00e9tier business suggests activity in commerce or the management of money and affairs. the business of managing a hotel",
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"will occupy the newly created office of chancellor",
"\u2014 Current Biography"
],
": to reside in as an owner or tenant":[
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],
": to take or fill (an extent in time)":[
"the hobby occupies all of my free time"
],
": to take or hold possession or control of":[
"enemy troops occupied the ridge"
],
": to take up (a place or extent in space)":[
"this chair is occupied",
"the fireplace will occupy this corner of the room"
]
},
"examples":[
"They have occupied the apartment for three years.",
"She occupies the house that her grandfather built 50 years ago.",
"They own another house that they occupy only three months out of the year.",
"They occupy the room next to ours.",
"This region was once almost completely occupied by forests.",
"Their house occupies a beautiful spot next to the ocean.",
"Much of our time is occupied by answering questions from our customers.",
"These questions have continued to occupy her mind.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In hotels, this space could be a meeting room or conference center, while private villas and homes can offer spacious living rooms or outdoor areas that enable everyone to occupy the same general space. \u2014 Tracey Sawyer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Sophia Steak is set to occupy the same space where restaurants known as The Grille and MLG once operated prior to the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Somehow the score was able to time-travel, to occupy the strange, haunted time in between. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"This will allow the RX to occupy the two-row-crossover space somewhere between compact and mid-size that has proven so successful for this model over its history. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"By contrast, at the current price, $1,000,000 in gold would weigh only about 37 pounds and occupy the space of two hardback novels. \u2014 WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"That\u2019s because the camera module will occupy less space inside the handset. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In a statement, Bataineh said Cafe Patachou, which has a downtown location inside of Simon Property Group's West Washington Street headquarters, will occupy a 3,000-square-foot restaurant space . \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Workforce development will be a key component of the library branch, which will occupy a cavernous space dominated by a long wall of windows facing neighborhood homes. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 11 Apr. 2022"
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English occupien \"to take possession of, hold, inhabit, take up space in, fill, keep (oneself) busy,\" borrowed from Anglo-French occuper, occupier, borrowed from Latin occup\u0101re \"to grasp, appropriate to oneself, take possession of, fill up (space, a position), forestall,\" from oc-, assimilated variant of ob- ob- + -cup\u0101re, intensive derivative of capere \"to take, seize, catch\" \u2014 more at heave entry 1":""
"In hotels, this space could be a meeting room or conference center, while private villas and homes can offer spacious living rooms or outdoor areas that enable everyone to occupy the same general space. \u2014 Tracey Sawyer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Sophia Steak is set to occupy the same space where restaurants known as The Grille and MLG once operated prior to the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Somehow the score was able to time-travel, to occupy the strange, haunted time in between. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"This will allow the RX to occupy the two-row-crossover space somewhere between compact and mid-size that has proven so successful for this model over its history. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"By contrast, at the current price, $1,000,000 in gold would weigh only about 37 pounds and occupy the space of two hardback novels. \u2014 WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"That\u2019s because the camera module will occupy less space inside the handset. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In a statement, Bataineh said Cafe Patachou, which has a downtown location inside of Simon Property Group's West Washington Street headquarters, will occupy a 3,000-square-foot restaurant space . \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Workforce development will be a key component of the library branch, which will occupy a cavernous space dominated by a long wall of windows facing neighborhood homes. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 11 Apr. 2022"
"Middle English occupien \"to take possession of, hold, inhabit, take up space in, fill, keep (oneself) busy,\" borrowed from Anglo-French occuper, occupier, borrowed from Latin occup\u0101re \"to grasp, appropriate to oneself, take possession of, fill up (space, a position), forestall,\" from oc-, assimilated variant of ob- ob- + -cup\u0101re, intensive derivative of capere \"to take, seize, catch\" \u2014 more at heave entry 1":""
"This, of course, is much different than last season when the signing of Wilson didn\u2019t occur until the third day of camp. \u2014 J.p. Pelzman, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"The cuts are intended to reduce the number of last-minute cancellations, but also mean that when disruptions do occur , there are fewer options to accommodate travelers. \u2014 Lori Aratani, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
"Most of the remaining ballots will be counted by Tuesday, when the next update will occur , said Registrar-Recorder spokesman Michael Sanchez. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"When leaks do occur they are typically caught before the oil reaches the ground, van Dam said. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Yet the stress and the chaos and the finger-pointing when inevitable accidents occur keep them from forging the supportive workplace relationships that are another trope of shows like this. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 3 June 2022",
"Because that\u2019s when the weirdest and wackiest things occur . \u2014 Lisa Stardust, Glamour , 3 June 2022",
"The question was when that transition should occur . \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 1 June 2022",
"But the district headquarters, strategically placed around the city, are important when big incidents occur like the 2018 shooting on Fountain Square. \u2014 Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022"
"borrowed from Latin occurrere \"to run to meet, confront in a hostile manner, be met, present itself (to the mind),\" from oc-, assimilated variant of ob- ob- + currere \"to run, roll, move swiftly\" \u2014 more at current entry 1":""
": the action or fact of happening or occurring":[
"\u2014 often used with of the repeated occurrence of petty theft in the locker room"
]
},
"examples":[
"Getting headaches has become a common occurrence for her.",
"the recent occurrences of the disease",
"Lightning is a natural occurrence .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even with precautions onboard, COVID infections like the one that Smith\u2019s brother-in-law contracted are not a rare occurrence on cruises. \u2014 Renata Geraldo, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
"City Manager Tom Moeller said in an email the committee's consensus was that because this was such a rare occurrence , a penalty provision was not necessary. \u2014 Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Indeed, in a rare occurrence , senior Mikela Cooper led Valley Vista in scoring with 13 points on just eight shots. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In a rare occurrence , Prince William was not in attendance. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 3 Feb. 2022",
"At one point Tuesday, a Jackson Police Department patrol car drove slowly past, which a clinic escort said was a rare occurrence . \u2014 Jon Schuppe, NBC News , 4 May 2022",
"Performing a George and Ira Gershwin song has always been a rare occurrence on the country side of the American music spectrum. \u2014 Barry Mazor, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022",
"As a health journalist, disease outbreaks are not a rare occurrence on my beat, and most do not rise to the level of an international emergency. \u2014 Tanya Lewis, Scientific American , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Thankfully, Bank robberies are a rare occurrence in Juneau. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"occurr(ent) entry 1 + -ence , perhaps after Middle French occurrence \"circumstance\"":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for occurrence occurrence , event , incident , episode , circumstance mean something that happens or takes place. occurrence may apply to a happening without intent, volition, or plan. an encounter that was a chance occurrence event usually implies an occurrence of some importance and frequently one having antecedent cause. the events following the assassination incident suggests an occurrence of brief duration or secondary importance. a minor wartime incident episode stresses the distinctiveness or apartness of an incident. a brief romantic episode in a life devoted to work circumstance implies a specific detail attending an action or event as part of its setting or background. couldn't recall the exact circumstances",
"Such is the fear in the eyes of many an Arsenal fans these days, the loss of a player with talent not yet harnessed by Wenger is now becoming a more occurrent theme as the seasons pass on the Holloway Road. \u2014 SI.com , 18 Jan. 2018"
"borrowed from Latin occurrent-, occurrens, present participle of occurrere \"to run to meet, be met, present itself (to the mind)\" \u2014 more at occur":"Adjective",
": a very large or unlimited quantity or expanse":[
"Could have made oceans of money.",
"\u2014 James Joyce",
"He would have oceans of time for his ride.",
"\u2014 P. G. Wodehouse",
"Jutting from an ocean of prairie, they [the Sangre de Cristo mountains] run north-south like an iguana spine \u2026",
"\u2014 Skiing"
],
": any of the large bodies of water into which the great ocean is divided":[
"the oceans of the world"
],
": the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the earth":[
"The ocean covers most of our planet, regulates our weather and climate, absorbs vast amounts of carbon dioxide, provides most of our oxygen, and feeds much of the human population.",
"\u2014 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration"
"We've sailed across hundreds of miles of ocean .",
"the Pacific and Indian oceans",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s going to be better for people and more respectful of soil and ocean and planet, and the consumer wants that. \u2014 Chloe Sorvino, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"For decades, so much water has been diverted to supply farms and cities that the river has seldom reached the ocean , and much of its delta in Mexico has been reduced to a dry riverbed, with only remnants of its once-vast wetlands surviving. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
"Posing against the backdrop of a pristine blue ocean , Rebel paid homage to the 1960s with an orange three-piece bikini, white shades and blond wavy hair. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"StreetWaves started in 2008 to teach kids, who normally don\u2019t get exposed to pools or the ocean , a variety of surfing and swimming skills. \u2014 Scott Luxor, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"Similar legal fights are underway in states including California, Florida, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington, said Josh Eagle, a professor of property, environmental, natural resources and ocean and coastal law at the University of South Carolina. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"Abu Dhabi's fossil dunes rise up out of the surrounding desert like frozen waves in a violent ocean made of solid sand, their sides rippling with shapes defined by raging winds. \u2014 Barry Neild, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"Immediately get out of the ocean , pool or lake, and never lie flat on the ground. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
"Bucky Fuller, the guy who invented the geodesic dome, made an interesting observation about ocean -going tankers, and what a challenge the engineers had in creating these huge ships. \u2014 Jason Stahl, SPIN , 23 June 2022"
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English occean \"the sea flowing around the land mass of the known world,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin \u014cceanus, borrowed from Greek \u014ckean\u00f3s, probably of pre-Greek substratal origin":""
": any of several marine scorpaenid food fishes (genus Sebastes ):":[],
": one ( S. alutus ) abundant in the northeastern Pacific from Japan to the Bering Sea to southern California":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Halpern's fresh fish counter includes cod, catfish, ocean perch , swai and tilapia. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Dinners come with a generous portion of slaw, bread and spaghetti or mac and cheese and choice of ocean perch , tilapia or catfish. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 2 Apr. 2021",
"Dinners come with a generous portion of slaw, bread and spaghetti or mac and cheese and choice of ocean perch , tilapia or catfish. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 2 Apr. 2021",
"Dinners come with a generous portion of slaw, bread and spaghetti or mac and cheese and choice of ocean perch , tilapia or catfish. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 2 Apr. 2021",
"Dinners come with a generous portion of slaw, bread and spaghetti or mac and cheese and choice of ocean perch , tilapia or catfish. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 2 Apr. 2021",
"Dinners come with a generous portion of slaw, bread and spaghetti or mac and cheese and choice of ocean perch , tilapia or catfish. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Dinners come with a generous portion of slaw, bread and spaghetti or mac and cheese and choice of ocean perch , tilapia or catfish. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 5 Mar. 2021",
"There's cod, catfish, ocean perch , crab, and shrimp. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 26 Feb. 2021"
": a large bony fish ( Mola mola of the family Molidae, order Tetraodontiformes) having high dorsal and anal fins and a body nearly oval in outline and attaining a length of 10 feet (3 meters) and a weight in excess of 2 tons (1.8 metric tons)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to Thys, the field of ocean sunfish research is very active, and a species called Mola tecta was named a couple of years ago. \u2014 Noah Sheidlower, Melissa Velasquez And Justin Lear, CNN , 22 Oct. 2021",
"People often mistake ocean sunfish , basking sharks and other harmless animals for white sharks, said Erin Summers, the director of the marine department\u2019s biological monitoring division. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 8 July 2021",
"Exotic species, including ocean sunfish and Guadalupe fur seals, began roaming waters far north of their normal hunting grounds in Mexico and Southern California. \u2014 Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com , 10 Sep. 2019",
"Meet Our Expert National Geographic Emerging Explorer and grantee Dr. Tierney Thys is a marine biologist and filmmaker studying some of the ocean\u2019s largest animals, including the giant ocean sunfish . \u2014 National Geographic , 12 June 2019",
"But leatherback turtles and ocean sunfish are exceptionally big. \u2014 Carl Zimmer, The Seattle Times , 26 Oct. 2018",
"Leatherbacks can weigh more than 2,000 pounds; ocean sunfish can reach 5,000 pounds. \u2014 Carl Zimmer, The Seattle Times , 26 Oct. 2018",
"Its heaviest modern counterpart is the ocean sunfish , which at its largest weighs in at a modest 5,000 pounds. \u2014 Julissa Trevi\u00f1o, Smithsonian , 4 June 2018",
"Among those spotted were a live ocean sunfish and warm-water blue shark in the Gulf of Alaska, mahi mahi off the coast of Oregon, a Pacific sea turtle common in the Galapagos near San Francisco, and marlin in the waters off Southern California. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2018"
"The wife of King Felipe attended the commemoration of the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day at the Oceanografic oceanarium in Valencia on Tuesday. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
"The whales were then flown to VDNKh in December, where the park kept them secret until now, hoping to unveil them at the opening of the unfinished oceanarium . \u2014 Will Egensteiner, Outside Online , 28 Oct. 2014",
"The report also says that the orcas were originally meant for Sochi dolphinariums but were instead rented by Renaissance, a company that\u2019s supposedly building Europe\u2019s biggest oceanarium on the VDNKh grounds. \u2014 Will Egensteiner, Outside Online , 28 Oct. 2014",
"Discovering traveling oceanariums in Russia was a shock. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2019",
"Russia is one of only a few countries (Indonesia is another) where traveling oceanariums exist. \u2014 Natasha Daly, National Geographic , 12 June 2019"
": occurring in or frequenting the ocean and especially the open sea as distinguished from littoral or neritic waters":[],
": of or relating to the ocean":[],
": relating to, belonging to, or characterizing a subfamily of the Austronesian family of languages that is spoken in Polynesia and most of the islands of Melanesia and Micronesia":[],
": vast , great":[]
},
"examples":[
"the theory that ancient mariners took advantage of oceanic currents to roam the seas on primitive rafts",
"during his solo crossing of the Atlantic he managed to avoid the fierce oceanic storms that rage in those tropical latitudes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Weather analytics, particularly when combined with oceanic data and vessel insights, contributes to reaching ocean sustainability goals. \u2014 Renny Vandewege, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"And still others are just looking for a rush, said Greg Tripoli, an atmospheric and oceanic sciences professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who taught a class on storm chasing. \u2014 Todd Richmond, Chron , 15 May 2022",
"Their research helps identify how variations in atmospheric or oceanic conditions may influence the behavior and stability of ice shelves in the region in the future. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 7 May 2022",
"La Ni\u00f1a is a regular oceanic and atmospheric phenomenon that refers to the periodic cooling of ocean temperatures in the central to east-central equatorial Pacific. \u2014 Kathleen Magramo, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"As the ocean closed, the oceanic crust was lifted up, merging with the continental core of what is now the Canadian Shield and becoming part of the Nuvvuagittuq Supracrustal Belt. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Tropical Storm Alex is marching east toward the middle Atlantic where it is expected to end its long, trans- oceanic journey. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
"To finish out its 23rd season, this chamber ensemble offers a quintet by film composer Nino Rota, a musical cityscape by Valerie Coleman, an oceanic duet by Toru Takemitsu, and Charles Ives\u2019s Piano Trio. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"The resulting fragrance is light and airy, laced with tuberose, orange blossom, jasmine and marine accord, which gives it an oceanic , salty effect. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin \u014cceanicus, from \u014cceanus \"the sea flowing around the land mass of the known world, ocean \" + -icus -ic entry 1":""
"recommends regular eye examinations for the early detection of such ocular diseases as glaucoma",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In the first video, Dr. Idriss gives a breakdown of the four types of rosacea \u2014 erythematotelangiectatic, papulopustular, phymatous, and ocular \u2014 and their effects with the help of images. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 26 May 2022",
"Studies on ocular toxoplasmosis have found that the damage caused to the eye is often irreversible. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 May 2022",
"To remedy undereye circles, fine lines, and puffiness, try an eye cream or eye treatment that is tailored to the delicate ocular skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"She was born with a congenital condition called multiple ocular colobomas in her right eye. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Rath, who was born with ocular albinism, nystagmus, and astigmatism cannot play games unless screens are positioned inches from his face. \u2014 Grant Stoner, Wired , 1 Mar. 2022",
"This effect benefits glaucoma patients by opening channels that drain excess fluid from the eye, relieving ocular pressure. \u2014 Charles Schmidt, Scientific American , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Vertical and lateral exercises rebuilt the vestibular and ocular systems. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Jesse Berry, an ocular surgeon who was the president of Kappa Alpha Theta during her years at Harvard, has a similar take. \u2014 Faran Krentcil, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Doctors this week published an image of just such an uncommon ocular impaling. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 4 Dec. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Adjective",
"More commonly, ochlocracy functions through the legitimate organs of the state or through other entities, such as businesses and professional associations. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 6 June 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek & Middle French; Middle French ochlocratie , from Greek ochlokratia , from ochlos mob + -kratia -cracy":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1594, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150946"
},
"occluded":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": sorb":[
"Palladium occludes large volumes of hydrogen."
],
": to come into contact with cusps of the opposing teeth fitting together":[
"His teeth do not occlude properly."
],
": to become occluded":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8kl\u00fcd",
"\u0259-\u02c8kl\u00fcd, \u00e4-",
"\u00e4-"
],
"synonyms":[
"block",
"choke",
"clog",
"clot",
"congest",
"dam",
"gum (up)",
"jam",
"obstruct",
"plug (up)",
"stop (up)",
"stuff"
],
"antonyms":[
"clear",
"free",
"open (up)",
"unblock",
"unclog",
"unplug",
"unstop"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"a blood clot had occluded a major artery in his body",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The modest pressure occludes veins that drain the muscle, but does not occlude the artery that feeds it. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
"The series begins with these stereotypes, then works to reveal the humanity that the stereotypes occlude . \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"The key is using heavyweights of at least 60% of max to assault the muscle and occlude arterial blood flow. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
"Auden comes to think of our sinfulness as but part of the human story, and to see that a single-minded focus on it can diminish or even occlude gratitude. \u2014 Alan Jacobs, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Only about 10 percent of infected people develop serious manifestations, such as fungal growths that occlude their lungs, and only about 1 percent develop the most dire complications: fungal invasion of their bones, joints, spine, and brain. \u2014 Maryn Mckenna, Wired , 11 Nov. 2021",
"But the prying eyes of commercial banks looking to occlude bank accounts with incriminating evidence of crypto transactions scare traders more. \u2014 Grace Akinosun, Quartz , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Feinstein extrapolated that statement to express a fear that Barrett, a textualist who once clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia, would allow her faith to occlude her legal judgment if a challenge to Roe should arise. \u2014 Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner , 24 Sep. 2020",
"In the first, a patient who from birth had one eye occluded \u2014 from a cataract, for example, or from rare eyelid problems \u2014 but then had that anatomical problem removed still ended up with one blind or nearly blind eye. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 24 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin occludere , from ob- in the way + claudere to shut, close \u2014 more at close entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1581, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151154"
},
"occlusive":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": serving to occlude":[],
": characterized by occlusion":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8kl\u00fc-siv",
"-siv",
"-ziv"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fresh and fun, this fragrance carefully layers multiple soft notes to craft the perfect summer scent without being occlusive . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Anyone who has spent time lathering their body with lotion only for their skin to feel dry and tight shortly after might benefit from the occlusive powers of body oil. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, SELF , 21 Apr. 2022",
"To help combat hydration loss, effective hand creams contain moisturizing ingredients with occlusive properties, since those will help seal moisture into your skin. \u2014 SELF , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Apply the occlusive ointment all over the face or in dry areas. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Plus, thanks to their emollient and occlusive properties, body butters are a great choice for people with exceptionally dry skin. \u2014 Lauren Dana, Glamour , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Facial oils are known to provide not only a surge of hydration but also an occlusive barrier that locks in moisture. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Slugging entails applying an occlusive layer \u2014 traditionally balms like Aquaphor or Vaseline, which contain petroleum \u2014 as the final step of the skin-care regimen before bed. \u2014 Jessica Ourisman, Allure , 11 Feb. 2022",
"These highly technical patches often contain large quantities of fentanyl in a membrane, and are applied with adhesive and occlusive dressing. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 21 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin occlusus , past participle of occludere":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151632"
},
"occupant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one who acquires title by occupancy":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4-ky\u0259-p\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"denizen",
"dweller",
"habitant",
"inhabitant",
"inhabiter",
"resident",
"resider",
"tenant"
],
"antonyms":[
"transient"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"The apartment's previous occupant was a painter.",
"Both of the car's occupants were injured.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Corey Antonia Jones, 43, was the driver and lone occupant of the Ford Fiesta struck by the Amtrak train, the Jefferson County Coroner said. \u2014 Tina Burnside And Jamiel Lynch, CNN , 28 June 2022",
"Authorities said Lewis was the driver and lone occupant of a pickup truck that collided with another pickup truck at the intersection. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 20 June 2022",
"The driver and sole occupant , a 32-year-old Milwaukee man, was arrested. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 May 2022",
"The victim was the driver and lone occupant of a Volkswagen Passat, Carter said in a news release. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The 17-year-old driver and another 16-year-old occupant had injuries that were not life-threatening, Justus said. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The last occupant of the seat was a Democrat who resigned to work in the Biden administration. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"In 2001, when the occupant of the White House was Republican George W. Bush, Republicans were more likely to trust the government to do the right thing. \u2014 Dante Chinni, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"The occupant of the manager\u2019s office is different but the personnel is the same, with the many strengths and many weaknesses that encompasses. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French, from present participle of occuper \"to occupy \"":""
