preoccupation
noun
the state of being preoccupied.
preoccupations
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pluralof preoccupation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Coppola filled the film tip-to-couture-heeled-toe with songs from ’80s punk and new wave groups, creating a throughline between her own teenage preoccupations and the adolescent Queen of France’s frivolities.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
With “Olmo,” in theaters Friday, Eimbcke has adapted his career-long interest on the youth’s preoccupations to a story on this side of the Mexico-U.S. border for the first time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
An ally of the prime minister tells me for several months those have been No 10's preoccupations.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Soon Conor’s two preoccupations will unite in an offbeat way when a bug gets crushed in his slow-acting printer while it’s gurgling out a portrait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
It was rare for them to spend their free hours together but she rounded them up from their preoccupations.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
