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as in to interest
to hold the attention of
the challenging jigsaw puzzle engaged us all evening
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as in to commit
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 to employ
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 to hire
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 engage
This has cut out a lot of the stagnant fluff from Atlanta’s offense and keeps everyone engaged.
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Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Avoid Escalation: Gossip can be frustrating, but engaging confrontationally may worsen the situation.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Each cohort brings in 50 young girls of color to help engage people from diverse backgrounds.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Lastly, maintain momentum with follow-up content to keep your audience engaged long after the initial announcement.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
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Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Avoid Escalation: Gossip can be frustrating, but engaging confrontationally may worsen the situation.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Each cohort brings in 50 young girls of color to help engage people from diverse backgrounds.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Lastly, maintain momentum with follow-up content to keep your audience engaged long after the initial announcement.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for engage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engage
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Cotton said a president needs to keep qualified individuals interested in serving the White House and that may sometimes require enhanced security for officials.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Now Inkle’s library generates enough money to allow Ingold to make only the games that interest him.—
Samuel Horti,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Keep in mind, the state is facing a nearly $3 billion budget deficit.—
Chris Papst,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Colorado Avalanche, in town to play the Bruins, were facing the prospect of Grade A talent Mikko Rantanen going to unrestricted free agency this summer.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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Kyle Kuzma and Jordan Poole are their best offensive options and backup center Jonas Valanciunas and forward Corey Kispert their only other veterans, Washington fully committed to the future.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Anderson was born in New Jersey and raised in Florida before moving to Philadelphia upon committing to Temple University for football.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Because the area was littered with munitions and explosives from World War II, researchers employed the country’s Army Mine Action Service to safely excavate the area.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Jan. 2025
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Over the years, scammers have learned and employed increasingly sophisticated tactics to make people more vulnerable through and urgency.—
Thomas Westerholm,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Detailed policy and hiring programs had been negotiated and assembled.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2025
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He’s also brought in nearly the same overall from the other cities and counties that subsequently hired him.—
Ben Wieder,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Image While costuming the Arabian army, Ms. Dalton immersed herself in research, spending months in the desert with tribes and making sure that her designs — including the above sketch of Mr. O’Toole’s robe — reflected the slightest color changes among different groups.—
Ash Wu,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2025
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Insiders tell us the Federation bosses take a genuinely collaborative approach and are heavily immersed in content strategy yet simultaneously happy to pass over responsibility for big individual projects.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2025
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While both countries plan to meet these targets through government borrowing and public sector cuts, there is skepticism in Lithuania about the feasibility of this goal.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Rather than adapting existing algorithms, Metal Minds creates solutions from scratch that reflect the physical and chemical processes occurring during steelmaking as accurately as possible while tailoring these solutions to meet clients’ specific needs.—
Svetlana Khachiyan,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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Lacoste also recruited A-list stylist Jason Bolden, who has worked closely with Zakhar Perez and been the mastermind of his rise to become a fashionable one-to-watch in the industry.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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Most recently, in the wake of the deadly Los Angeles County wildfires, Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley came under attack for her focus on DEI efforts in the department including recruiting a more diverse force.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Engage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engage. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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