as in to practise
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engage (in)
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Valdes-Scantling practiced on Wednesday and played 42 snaps in Sunday’s loss in his native Tampa.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025 -
The Rams, meanwhile, have been practicing on a baseball field all week.—
Coy Wire,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Nonsense phrases like this aren’t inherently harmful, and 6-7 certainly isn’t going to bring about the end of the English language, Fairhurst said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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No matter, three months later, with no accomplishments, Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, not for bringing about peace to the Middle East, but for talking about it.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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Kabul wants to hedge against its deteriorating relationship with its former patron Islamabad, which accuses the Taliban of harboring a separate but allied group that has carried out deadly attacks inside Pakistan.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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He was joined by Ali Abbas and Ali Ayyoub, two former ministers of defense facing sanctions for human rights violations and atrocities carried out during the conflict.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In the second game of the series, Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a no-hitter until his last batter, Jackson Holiday, hit a home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Wishing to ace the preppy-chic aesthetic all the influencers are co-signing this season?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Citing climate change concerns and the melting ice sheet, Greenland implemented a moratorium on oil and gas drilling in 2021—seemingly bringing all oil dreams to an end—but the government agreed that White Flame’s licenses were grandfathered and remained valid.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Part of the reason for her caution, Keet says, is that her own research has found families haven't been fully implementing the new guidelines, in many cases due to fear that exposing an infant to peanut products might also endanger a sibling or parent who's allergic.—
NPR,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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But though the iconic museum was initially constructed as a building meant to safeguard and fortify the area, thieves have managed to get through its defenses on a number of occasions and carry off priceless works of art.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Atletico forward looked in serious distress and was carried off on a stretcher after Janssen’s sliding challenge, for which she was initially booked.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Engage (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engage%20%28in%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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