engage (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for engage (in)
Verb
  • Flammarion imagined that practicing and popularizing astronomy, along with the other sciences, had helped advance Martian society.
    Matthew Shindell, Space.com, 29 June 2025
  • Enacted more than a year ago, the law now moves from policy to practice.
    Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • The last few years have brought about a financial revolution in the business of college sports – especially football and basketball.
    Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • But the film’s pulse-pounding excitement is merely a feint to suggest how the rush for vengeance — no matter how justified — only brings about more killing, dragging down honorable intentions and leaving blood on everyone’s hands.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Trump has informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States will not carry out additional offensive military action against Iran, The Associated Press reports.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • Trump has pushed for a quick end to the Middle East conflict, signaling a desire to move on after the U.S. carried out bombings of Iran nuclear sites over the weekend and Iran retaliated by hitting a U.S. base in Qatar.
    Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Casting is everything here, and the film aces that part.
    Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
  • Zito aced the hire, and Maurice was the right guy for the right reasons as Zito sought a complete re-tooling of the Panthers philosophy from one of full-out offensive emphasis to a tougher, defense-first style more suited to playoff hockey.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • Additionally, beginning July 2027, the state will implement a $30 monthly premium for immigrants currently enrolled in the program, including some with legal status, affecting adults under 60 years old.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
  • The change comes in response to the annual defense policy bill recently passed by Congress, which modified a portion of the Foreign Service Act to now allow the department to implement indefinite suspensions for foreign service employees.
    Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • From the moment Vandersloot was carried off the floor, the game spiraled out of control for the Sky, who suffered a 79-52 loss.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
  • The 6-2 guard was eventually carried off the court.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Engage (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engage%20%28in%29. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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