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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
Silvestri and songwriter/producer Glen Ballard (Alanis Morissette, Aerosmith, Kelly Clarkson) wrote new material for the musical, but none of it is all that engaging.
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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
Hannah Wright and Marco Donatelli, the winners of season 5 of Love Island USA recently got engaged.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 13 July 2025
Wolf and Milano dated briefly in the early 1990s and were even engaged for six months before the relationship ended amicably in 1994.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 13 July 2025
None of the show’s current couples are engaged, but several are on the cusp.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 13 July 2025
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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
Hannah Wright and Marco Donatelli, the winners of season 5 of Love Island USA recently got engaged.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 13 July 2025
Wolf and Milano dated briefly in the early 1990s and were even engaged for six months before the relationship ended amicably in 1994.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 13 July 2025
None of the show’s current couples are engaged, but several are on the cusp.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engage
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Sign up here and bet $5 on Mariners-Yankees, Mets-Orioles or any other matchup that interests you, and get $150 in bonus bets credited to your account if your initial wager wins.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Use LinkedIn’s alumni search to find people in industries or roles that interest you.—
Jill Tipograph,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The move comes amid mounting frustration with the country’s law enforcement, which for decades has faced allegations of abuse — including thousands of cases of a still-prevalent torture mechanism used during apartheid — and yet failed to reduce crime.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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Over the course of six weeks, the show has faced several challenges that altered the fate of this season.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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Those who embark on the challenge must commit to completing two workouts a day, following a strict diet and drinking a gallon of water (along with other nutrition, fitness and self-help tasks) every day for 75 days.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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Jelly Roll will be honored with the ACM lifting lives award, which recognizes a country music artist, duo/group or industry member who has devoted themselves to improving lives through music and is committed to serving others.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
9 July 2025
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According to McKinsey's recent Global Survey on the State of AI, only 13% of respondents said their company employs AI compliance specialists.—
Stanislava Tarasiuk,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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She had been employed at a Belleville assisted living facility.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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The Sisters of Bon Secours – the nuns who ran the home from 1925 to 1961 – hired a consulting company that denied a mass grave altogether, saying there was no evidence children had been buried there.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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With less than a month before school begins, Gary Community School Corp. staffers made one thing clear during Thursday’s school board meeting – the district is hiring.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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The upper deck, styled in the same vein as a fluid, open-air veranda, features full-height windows that open on three sides, immersing the ship in its surrounding marine landscape.—
India Brown,
Robb Report,
3 July 2025
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It's been 23 years since the first Battlefield game, and the video game industry is nearly unrecognizable to anyone who was immersed in it then.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 July 2025
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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius was traveling to Washington on Monday to meet with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.—
ILLIA NOVIKOV,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The contestants got to meet with their family members in person during Episode 34, and Chelley and Ace were sent home after sharing an intimate dinner.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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And Musk ‒ despised by many on the left and now seemingly a Trump foe ‒ would need to recruit candidates to a party that lacks a clear agenda.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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Colorado College under Kris Mayotte has smartly recruited mid-round picks who were top players for their CHL teams, but are maybe not marquee names.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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“Engage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engage. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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