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as in appealing
having an often mysterious or magical power to attract
movie stars often have an engaging aura that is hard to describe
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as in interesting
holding the attention or provoking interest
a movie with an engaging story that will hold your interest for a couple of hours
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as in intriguing
to hold the attention of
the challenging jigsaw puzzle engaged us all evening
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as in facing
to enter into contest or conflict with
the daring young captain was eager to engage the enemy
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as in committing
to obligate by prior agreement
we can't go to the dance because we're already engaged to attend a piano recital
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as in employing
to provide with a paying job
the wealthy couple are looking to engage a handyman to take care of the estate
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as in hiring
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
my sister and her boyfriend have engaged a chauffeured limousine for the prom
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Recent Examples of engaging
Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Pam Springsteen was an engaging interviewer who brought technical knowledge and understanding to the conversation as well as an unsurprising warmth for the subject of Meola’s camera.
—Caryn Rose, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Third, the letter writer and her family might want to consider engaging a geriatric care manager who could help them to identify supplementary services and connections in the local community that could go at least some way to alleviating her isolation.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Velasco was advised that the best way to get students' attention was to make class interactive and engaging.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Pam Springsteen was an engaging interviewer who brought technical knowledge and understanding to the conversation as well as an unsurprising warmth for the subject of Meola’s camera.
—Caryn Rose, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
When asking questions is seen as challenging authority instead of engaging thoughtfully, that’s a culture built on control, not growth.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Third, the letter writer and her family might want to consider engaging a geriatric care manager who could help them to identify supplementary services and connections in the local community that could go at least some way to alleviating her isolation.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engaging
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Even companies that were initially resistant to producing electric vehicles like Toyota have begun to restructure portfolios to include appealing models.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Buildings with strong contrasts between dark and light areas are more appealing to lady beetles.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That's a really interesting way to put it.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks.—
Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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All iPhone 17s come with a square sensor for the front-facing camera that the company says allows for multiple photo orientations when used for selfies.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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To find out, The Hollywood Reporter asked a few to create scenes in the public-facing platform in its current state.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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Green Berets and Army Rangers have been busted trafficking cocaine on military planes, dealing drugs at Fort Bragg, working for Mexican cartels, stealing military weapons, committing murders for hire, and carrying out at least two mass shootings.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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This week, a UN commission of inquiry concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.—
Mandalit del Barco,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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Russia's Influence Operations in 2016, Russia conducted extensive campaigns during the presidential election, employing fake personas, troll farms, and manipulated content to inflame racial, ideological, and cultural divisions.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Filed on behalf of two asylum seekers detained outside the San Diego federal building’s immigration court this year, the lawsuit claims that the federal government is employing tactics that violate individuals’ due process rights.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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OpenAI has been pushing deeper into hardware, hiring the former head of Meta's Orion augmented reality glasses initiative in November to lead its robotics and consumer hardware efforts.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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Businesses have attempted to limit the cost of tariffs from being passed on by rerouting supply chains, reworking operations, instituting hiring pauses, or administering large-scale layoffs.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 Sep. 2025
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The charismatic former French Open champion Yannick Noah skippers the team as Tim Henman comes in as vice-captain.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The charismatic British producer was in Cambridge after just penning a new deal with Sony, cementing his place as Left Bank’s executive chair.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
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Read together, both studies also hinted at an intriguing contrast in how people were using chatbots in work contexts, compared to more personal ones.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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And, to make matters more intriguing, not everything about the plasma changed between 2017 and 2021.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Engaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engaging. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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