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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
Their engagement began after Marissa ended her relationship with costar Bohdan Olinares in the pods.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
The most common barriers were family finances, lack of parental engagement, and opportunities to participate.
—Allison Torres Burtka, Parents, 5 Nov. 2024
Watts shared a photo from their engagement on Instagram, and the post has since garnered almost half a million likes.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
People stay in roles out of necessity rather than loyalty—an unsustainable arrangement that results in predictably low engagement.
—Eric Anicich, Harvard Business Review, 4 Nov. 2024
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
The most common barriers were family finances, lack of parental engagement, and opportunities to participate.
—Allison Torres Burtka, Parents, 5 Nov. 2024
Watts shared a photo from their engagement on Instagram, and the post has since garnered almost half a million likes.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
People stay in roles out of necessity rather than loyalty—an unsustainable arrangement that results in predictably low engagement.
—Eric Anicich, Harvard Business Review, 4 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for engagement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engagement
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Dobrev and White announced their betrothal to Vogue, which is only fair since White used the mag as a reason to trick Dobrev out of the house.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
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The couple have been celebrating their betrothal since January, averaging an event every six weeks.Leah Dolan, CNN, 11 July 2024
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To make this easier, appointments are not required.Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Trump builds his second administration Patrick T. Fallon / AFP - Getty Images file President-elect Donald Trump’s administration continued to take shape yesterday with a possible secretary of state pick and a number of Cabinet selections and appointments.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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My colleagues at Forbes have some great reporting on how employment laws could change under either candidate, the inner debate at TikTok over how much political content to show on the platform, and why small business will win regardless of who takes the White House.Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The current employment rate is 4.1 percent, compared to the Great Depression, where roughly a quarter of the population was out of work.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Both Apple and Google keep their phones up to date with the latest security patches and software updates.Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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But that doesn’t mean investors are feeling pessimistic: Market gains year to date through October have been the strongest in any election year since the 1950s, when the S&P 500 was first created.Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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All of these employ locals—as per the fictional Muratoris.Scarlett Conlon, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2024
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This lets the headset employ foveation, where more processing power is dedicated to rendering what the user is looking directly at versus the periphery, enabling better performance.Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2024
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The mission would also attempt technical breakthroughs in surface sampling, takeoff and ascent from the Martian surface, as well as a spacecraft rendezvous in Mars’ orbit, Liu said last week, according to Chinese state media.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
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As if this weren’t enough, the lunar eclipse in Pisces brings unexpected revelations about your love life, urging you to reassess your romantic desires and scandalous rendezvous.Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Engagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engagement. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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