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as in employed
involved in often constant activity
I'm engaged right now, so call back some other time
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as in interested
to hold the attention of
the challenging jigsaw puzzle engaged us all evening
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as in pledged
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 hired
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 rented
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 engaged
Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
First, stay engaged in work that gives the brain a reason to show up.
—Jon Sabes, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Keep your back flat, core engaged, and neck neutral.
—Jenessa Connor, Health, 5 June 2026
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Adjective
The intrepid folks who bother to cast a ballot in these first-round races are largely a group of engaged voters, and drawing conclusions from such a narrow minority is a losing game.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
First, stay engaged in work that gives the brain a reason to show up.
—Jon Sabes, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Verb
The two, who met over social media, planned their wedding for just four months after they got engaged.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Keep your back flat, core engaged, and neck neutral.
—Jenessa Connor, Health, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engaged
Adjective
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The States has never been a traditional soccer-loving country, but Tuesday’s turnout provided more evidence there is a committed and passionate fanbase there.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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In response to the explosive report, the White House said Trump remains committed to spend $400 million in private funds on the ballroom.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Jordan Knight and those two men remain employed.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
16 Dec. 2025
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What interested me about Ripley, on the other hand, was the idea of a person who isn’t quite whole, a fake and a forger, a chameleon who insinuates himself into situations, with appalling consequences.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Nov. 2025
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The only role that never interested the actress was wife.—
Julie Jordan,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Piling on customer compensation, the airline faced additional labor costs and lost revenue that continued into February.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
7 Dec. 2025
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From January to September 2025, Lotus faced a significant slowdown in global sales, delivering just 4,612 vehicles, which is a 40% decline compared with the same period last year.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Dec. 2025
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Coastal Carolina has hired Ryan Beard as its new head football coach, luring away the man who guided Missouri State to a bowl game in its first season in FBS, the school announced Thursday.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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The town had hired consultants to study the feasibility of a complex dike system, hopefully to save it from the next flood disaster.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
12 Dec. 2025
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The other three acres are rented out to a local farmer for soybeans and field corn alternatively.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Back in 2017, NFL quarterback Russell Wilson rented out the Seattle Art Museum for a special date night with his love, Ciara.—
Lydia Price,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Some information has been presented in court filings or uncovered by journalists and by one especially diligent state legislator, Anna Eskamani, from Orlando.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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His brothers are diligent about self-care too.—
Mykenna Maniece,
Vogue,
3 June 2026
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As the name implies, these sensors are designed to detect whether the room is occupied.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 June 2026
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Settlers may have been inspired to new forms of play by their encounters with members of the Wampanoag Nation, who had occupied coastal Massachusetts for some 12,000 years.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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“Engaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engaged. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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