betrothals

plural of betrothal
as in engagements
the act or state of being engaged to be married the couple's betrothal lasted four years

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engagements
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  • On battery alone, Apollo can carry out more than 200 engagements, each capable of burning drones out of the sky in seconds.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
  • That same week, she was scheduled to appear at the Moms for Liberty summit in Orlando and has upcoming engagements at Florida Atlantic University and Florida State University.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Betrothals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betrothals. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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