1
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
Instead of wondering about Kelce’s relationship with Taylor Swift, the possibility of an engagement between the two, or Kelce’s feelings about the Super Bowl loss, fans were more concerned about the possibility that Kelce had played his last name in the NFL.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 10 Feb. 2025
Achievable: Reduce the number of social engagements where alcohol is likely to be served during your move toward becoming alcohol free.
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—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
But the consequences are also reverberating across an aid sector that, for better or worse, has been a pillar of Western engagement with Africa for over six decades.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
What is also also significant about Hudson’s shows is the level of engagement, showgoers are often enraptured by the designs that go down the runway.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Feb. 2025
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 10 Feb. 2025
Achievable: Reduce the number of social engagements where alcohol is likely to be served during your move toward becoming alcohol free.
4.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
But the consequences are also reverberating across an aid sector that, for better or worse, has been a pillar of Western engagement with Africa for over six decades.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
What is also also significant about Hudson’s shows is the level of engagement, showgoers are often enraptured by the designs that go down the runway.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engagement
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Their crowded compartment is occupied by another newly married couple, strangers Pradeep Singh (Bhaskar Jha) and Jaya Tripathi (Pratibha Ranta), whose betrothal is more reluctant.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
10 Dec. 2024
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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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Barron, who served as state delegate before his appointment, announced his resignation via news release Wednesday night.—
Mikenzie Frost,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Feb. 2025
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Those interested in the service can stop in at Senior Service to pick up a tax information packet and schedule an appointment during normal business hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Federal civilian employment is not a major factor in federal spending and deficits.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2025
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With Juan Soto no longer under their employment, Stanton’s health and continued production are of the utmost importance to a lineup that is also banking on a few other former MVPs.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The 10 instruments being transported to the moon, which NASA said constitute the largest delivery to date under its Commercial Lunar Payload Services program or CLPS, will be put to use when the craft lands near a volcanic feature called Mons Latreille.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Just three months before her death date, on Easter Sunday 1955, Ruth, dressed in a beautiful grey overcoat, is arrested by authorities after shooting David at point-blank range.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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The film stars Ke Huy Quan as a real estate agent who has reinvented his life after leaving the employ of his intimidating gangster brother.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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Iza also admitted that in October 2022, sheriff’s deputies in his employ illegally detained yet another victim — identified by the initials L.A.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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That means the maneuver will set up a later rendezvous with the moon that will allow Resilience to enter lunar orbit with a much smaller engine burn than required for a more traditional, direct four-day trip to the moon.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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During a hedonistic, and ultimately tragic weekend in Capri, a mystery man in a helicopter keeps inviting her for a clandestine rendezvous.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Engagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engagement. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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