Dictionary
was preoccupying
verb
To distract; to occupy or draw attention elsewhere.
Exact(8)
But one thing in particular was preoccupying Mr. LaMura: the Bayonne Bridge.
A LOUD, friendly argument was preoccupying a table at Bella Blu on the Upper East Side.
Judging by the sermon it is not Christianity that was preoccupying Saalim this Friday.
The prime minister put party politics aside in her speech, but the battle for Borgen was preoccupying the crowds.
Mr. Barnea posed the question of whether Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Barak had privately decided on a military strike, a question that Mr. Barnea said was preoccupying many in the Israeli government and the security establishment, as well as many in foreign governments.
Mr. Barnea posed the question of whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mr. Barak had privately decided on a military strike, a question that Mr. Barnea said was preoccupying many in the Israeli government and the security establishment, as well as foreign governments.
Similar(49)
I guessed he was preoccupied.
Mr. Cuomo was preoccupied with safety.
Chinese youth was preoccupied anyway.
But Mom was preoccupied.
He was preoccupied with his painting.
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