1
as in betrothals
the act or state of being engaged to be married
the fun couple recently announced their engagement
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2
as in dates
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 employments
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 engagements
Gabrielle reports that for many of her clients, the book goes on to serve as the foundation for speaking engagements, consulting opportunities, and premium client acquisition.
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Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Bay Area institutions, including San Francisco Ballet, have withdrawn from Kennedy Center engagements, part of a broader exodus that has thinned programming and unsettled the arts community.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Disney’s own ads generated 440 million total impressions, the company said, and drove more than 30 million engagements on social media.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
Disney said that the Hannah Montana campaign also scored nearly 440M total impressions and over 30M engagements across social media with the teaser receiving over 120M views in its first 24 hours.
—Peter White, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
City engagements, from city commission meetings to scores of board and community meetings, had to be held at various venues throughout the city during the building’s restoration.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The Guangjian systems appear built for rapid and precise engagements.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
That was one of the first engagements in the war's western theater, one where citizens of Iowa would serve with outsized valor.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
In a series of sharp engagements in the 1980s, American naval and Special Operations forces sank Iranian ships and speedboats and destroyed Iranian bases being used to attack tankers.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Bay Area institutions, including San Francisco Ballet, have withdrawn from Kennedy Center engagements, part of a broader exodus that has thinned programming and unsettled the arts community.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Disney’s own ads generated 440 million total impressions, the company said, and drove more than 30 million engagements on social media.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
Disney said that the Hannah Montana campaign also scored nearly 440M total impressions and over 30M engagements across social media with the teaser receiving over 120M views in its first 24 hours.
—Peter White, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
City engagements, from city commission meetings to scores of board and community meetings, had to be held at various venues throughout the city during the building’s restoration.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The Guangjian systems appear built for rapid and precise engagements.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
That was one of the first engagements in the war's western theater, one where citizens of Iowa would serve with outsized valor.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
In a series of sharp engagements in the 1980s, American naval and Special Operations forces sank Iranian ships and speedboats and destroyed Iranian bases being used to attack tankers.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engagements
Noun
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His musical career dates to the mid-2000s, but 2025 was the first in which Weathers seemed to summit the Texas Music mountain.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2026
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Last January, pre-diagnosis, Duong was set to perform across 41 states through the year, with some dates alongside The Daily Show correspondent Ronny Chieng, per a Los Angeles Times profile.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There’s a class divide between them — though Lola has endured trauma Bebo hasn’t experienced — and once the stormy appeal of their rendezvous is replaced by harsh reality, the frailty of their connection becomes evident.—
Carlos Aguilar,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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Military intelligence services managed to track down Osguera after finding out about his rendezvous, authorities said after the operation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Micron did not respond Thursday to questions about how many workers Crucial employs and whether they will be laid off or land jobs elsewhere at the company.—
Darin Oswald,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Dec. 2025
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But the depth of struggles beyond that must prompt some broader questions about philosophy or the type of hitters Houston employs.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The council will make its appointments after the interviews.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Our citizens have to get to work, medical appointments, grocery stores, schools and day cares.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Engagements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engagements. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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