preoccupying

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A form of preoccupy — To distract; to draw attention elsewhere.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of preoccupy
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APA

preoccupying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preoccupying

MLA

“preoccupying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preoccupying. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preoccupying,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preoccupying.

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