preoccupy
verb (used with object)
to absorb or engross to the exclusion of other things.
have been preoccupying
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present perfect progressiveof preoccupy.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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He observes a host of customs that his parents taught him years ago, and many of the obscure facts that preoccupy him have been preoccupying him for ages.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2010
