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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
Classes 1 and 3 bicycles have motors that engage only when the rider is pedaling and have a maximum speed of 20 mph and 28 mph, respectively.
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Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Rather than deposing drivers about their training and experience, attorneys will need to engage experts in software engineering, data science and artificial intelligence.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Social media plays a big part in this by creating a constant stream of throwback content that keeps driving us to engage.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 14 July 2025
Disney responded, as his ambitious project got going, by engaging local leaders and doing business with local companies.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
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Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Rather than deposing drivers about their training and experience, attorneys will need to engage experts in software engineering, data science and artificial intelligence.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Social media plays a big part in this by creating a constant stream of throwback content that keeps driving us to engage.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 14 July 2025
Disney responded, as his ambitious project got going, by engaging local leaders and doing business with local companies.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engage
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The Menu One user posted a photo of the menu, which interested several Redditors.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Browse our entire portfolio of newsletter offerings to pick more topics that interest you specifically.—
Eric Larsen,
IndyStar,
17 July 2025
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Intel has faced manufacturing delays, quality-control issues, marketing errors, expensive acquisitions that didn’t work out, executive management turnover and more in a highly competitive industry.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
14 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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Berkowitz committed eight shooting attacks between July 1976 and his capture in August 1977.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Don’t point to things with chopsticks or commit the double-dipping sin of taking food from a common plate with chopsticks that have been in your mouth.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2025
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The company employs around 10,000 mostly office workers in its hometown.—
Alexander Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
29 July 2025
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Fed employees are employed at regional banks across the country, with about 3,000 based in Washington, DC.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
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Laptop farm When her clients got hired, Chapman would receive their corporate laptops in the mail.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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The complaints about contractors hired to do work around people’s homes are legion.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
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The Bruised star immersed herself in the canyon, and leaned against the rock formations while posing for photos and selfies.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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Residents can stroll through peaceful pathways, immerse themselves in nature, and find inspiration along the community’s unique art and poetry trail.—
Brigitte Nowinski,
Sacbee.com,
29 July 2025
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The Quilters meet at 8:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
27 July 2025
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The superintendent and principal also meet monthly with a student advisory committee, and the student body at each school is routinely surveyed for feedback and input, according to the district.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
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Bigsby walked into his middle school the next day, recruited classmates for his own boy band and started rehearsing cover songs with them after school every day at his house.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
2 Aug. 2025
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During the Biden administration, CBP was able to recruit its workforce in part thanks to hiring bonuses, according to a Governmental Accountability Office report.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Engage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engage. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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