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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
According to Konig's Facebook profile, the pair married in 2018 and got engaged within the year prior.
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
That’s a mistake and potentially misses a huge opportunity to better engage and support customers.
—Adrian Swinscoe, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Motorized latches then engaged to pull the capsule into the docking mechanism for an airtight structural seal.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2025
The Spider-Man: Homecoming actor got engaged to his fiancée Veronica Leahov on March 5.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
That’s a mistake and potentially misses a huge opportunity to better engage and support customers.
—Adrian Swinscoe, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Motorized latches then engaged to pull the capsule into the docking mechanism for an airtight structural seal.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2025
The Spider-Man: Homecoming actor got engaged to his fiancée Veronica Leahov on March 5.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engage
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Encourage your student to reach out to local professors or professionals in fields that genuinely interest them, rather than focusing solely on prestigious summer programs with low acceptance rates.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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What interests me with AI is the uncontrollability.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Then-Senator Marco Rubio, for instance, was banned in 2020 for criticizing China’s policies toward Uyghurs; journalists face visa rules that are different from tourists.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, some longtime US residents like Taylor who have visas, work permits or green cards face possible deportation.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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That ability to listen to directions and commit to something is a very necessary part to pulling something off like this.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Mar. 2025
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In 2018, Germany committed to boosting its standing forces to 203,000 by 2025 — a target date that was later revised to 2031.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Professors of cultural studies, or history, or the arts, have long seen themselves as critics of institutions, including the universities that employ them.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
30 Mar. 2025
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Although given the opportunity, no one employed by Memorial spoke out at the board meeting to voice concerns.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2025
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Maryland will hire a new athletic director, and that person will have the chance to decide what kind of department the state’s flagship university should have.—
Childs Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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When testing someone, Ari stays in frequent communication with the person who hired her.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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Bassa was specifically honored for her synthesis of bright blue Jell-O. Med school Q: Why do fingers and toes wrinkle when immersed in water?—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Duchess of Sussex recently told PEOPLE in an exclusive interview about their family immersing themselves in the local community, who have gotten to know her from school drop-offs and playdates with Archie and Lili.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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And as of Thursday, nearly $8,000 of the $9,000 target had been met.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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Deadline has learned the Academy’s board of governors is meeting in extraordinary session this morning to confront a deepening crisis over its response to the beating and detention of Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, one of the directors of No Other Land.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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Schwartz had recruited Dyer to drive him to and from the dentist's office.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps they were recruited from Trump’s central casting of the mind.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Engage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engage. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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