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as in betrothal
the act or state of being engaged to be married
the fun couple recently announced their engagement
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as in appointment
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place
a lifelong practice of marking all of my engagements on a weekly calendar
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as in employment
the state of being provided with a paying job
his engagement as a caddie at the golf club was his first work experience
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Recent Examples of engagement
The show’s 10 million social engagements over the course of the season marked a huge gain over the previous run, growing by 186 percent.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
The strictly limited engagement will play through Sunday, January 4, 2026 only.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
For the Prado, these puzzles are built for social media engagement, encouraging viewers to study details and quantities that our eyes would usually skim over, per Artdaily.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Rumors of a split began in 2019, with the pair denying such in April of that year, but later confirming their broken engagement.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
The strictly limited engagement will play through Sunday, January 4, 2026 only.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
For the Prado, these puzzles are built for social media engagement, encouraging viewers to study details and quantities that our eyes would usually skim over, per Artdaily.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Rumors of a split began in 2019, with the pair denying such in April of that year, but later confirming their broken engagement.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engagement
Noun
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Here, a look back at more than 150 years of royal betrothals, and the stones used to mark them.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
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Here, a look back at more than 150 years of royal betrothals, and the stones used to mark them.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
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Redd said states like Illinois, Pennsylvania and Tennessee have some of the longest lines and appointment wait lists through at least July.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Sharing his battle At that point, Lowe faced a winding path of medical appointments, treatments and side effects.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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The central bank can raise or lower short-term interest rates as a way to promote maximum employment and price stability.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools raised its student-teacher ratio in some grades next school year but assured teachers that none would lose employment as a result.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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May was in the midst of one of his best seasons to date at the time, going 4-1 with a 2.63 ERA that season, pre-injury.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Apr. 2025
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May 5 is the current date forecasted by the VA to have employees back in person as part of a department wide mandate under the Trump administration and VA Secretary Collins.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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His fortunes seemingly reverse when he’s brought into the employ of Mr. Tobler, an inventor whose no-nonsense protocol sets in motion this riveting character drama from Wilhelm and Anka Sasnal, adapted from a 1908 Robert Walser novel.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2025
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Lowe’s employs about 300,000 people, mostly hourly.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The various factions all converge as Walker negotiates a rendezvous with the extremely wary Mia, which is interrupted by dirty cops, followed by wave upon wave of gun- and blade-wielding Chinese gangsters.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2025
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Nick has gone radio silent since his last rendezvous with Mark, and June is the only one who can get him back onside.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Engagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engagement. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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