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as in appealing
having an often mysterious or magical power to attract
movie stars often have an engaging aura that is hard to describe
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as in interesting
holding the attention or provoking interest
a movie with an engaging story that will hold your interest for a couple of hours
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as in intriguing
to hold the attention of
the challenging jigsaw puzzle engaged us all evening
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as in facing
to enter into contest or conflict with
the daring young captain was eager to engage the enemy
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as in committing
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 employing
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 hiring
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 engaging
Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Every sentence of her speech was more incriminating than the next, and that makes for incredibly engaging TV.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
The project aims to make archaeological research more accessible and emotionally engaging for the public while maintaining a scientific foundation, researchers said.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
On this night, the engaging crowd around me included new parents savoring a rare evening out, and a mother and daughter duo celebrating a birthday over dinner.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Every sentence of her speech was more incriminating than the next, and that makes for incredibly engaging TV.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
And its youth summer employment program was one of the largest in the city — training and engaging hundreds of teenagers every summer, keeping them off the streets and out of trouble.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
The project aims to make archaeological research more accessible and emotionally engaging for the public while maintaining a scientific foundation, researchers said.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engaging
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In fourth grade, shortly after discovering online shopping, Mira found a cheap, appealing dress on Shein.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The crisis is also making renewable energy more appealing and could speed up the decline of fossil fuels.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Even as a young writer, her talent for digging up interesting stats, along with her contagious positivity and love for the game, set her apart in a crowded media landscape.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Available in deep blue or soft pink varieties, the spiky blooms make excellent cut flowers, adding interesting texture to bouquets.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
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And while the company presented more data on that drug Tuesday, showing promising first-line and combination data on daraxonrasib, scientists also showed in another session intriguing preclinical data on a completely new compound that may represent what comes after the current lineup.—
Angus Chen,
STAT,
21 Apr. 2026
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There’s familiarity there, but there’s also intriguing talent with Thompson.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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That would bring the global total of people facing food insecurity to 363 million, the highest level on record.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Climate tech startups are turning to AI as the solution for more problems facing the US clean power sector.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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How did starting point guard Jalen Suggs make just 1 of 10 shots while committing five turnovers?—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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On the path of committing to the bit, Hathaway and her film diverge in terms of quality; the movie is awe-inspiringly ill-begotten, but its leading lady deserves a medal for finding something juicy amid the muck.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Local police departments are increasingly turning to surveillance drones to watch over peaceful protestors, occasionally even employing the same kind of hardware used by the US military.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
29 Apr. 2026
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From there, the team asked them to continue performing the same activities while employing the HIPPO browser extension.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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Instead of hiring actors and scouting locations in which to shoot, Pau began to repurpose the footage she and other members of Videotage shot of Zuni Icosahedron’s live performances as the basis for her own creative work.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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To manage those rising costs last year, San Jose partially froze hiring and reduced some city services.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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The Grammy Award-winning rapper made history as the show’s first woman to portray the charismatic cabaret manager Zidler — the character’s full name is Harold Zidler.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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It’s been a long time since South Texas politics has produced such an unusual and high-stakes congressional race as this year’s battle between a two-term Republican incumbent and her Democratic opponent, a charismatic political neophyte who’s accustomed to being in the public eye.—
Joe Holley,
Washington Post,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Engaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engaging. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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