engaged (in)

Definition of engaged (in)next
past tense of engage (in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engaged (in)
Verb
  • While the Qatari national team practiced at nearby PayPal Park Friday morning, Switzerland trained in San Diego early in the day before hopping on a plane and making the short flight to San Jose.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
  • Democracy performed, not practiced.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • A lot of eukaryotic genes are also close relatives of one another, brought about by multiple duplications of an ancestral gene.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
  • The Knicks will come home with a 2-0 series lead on Monday, but the Game 2 victory, the biggest for the Knicks in a generation, brought about unruly behavior outside the Garden.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Events of the past year, in particular the aggressive deportation campaigns carried out by ICE, may have reshaped views within the SBC.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • Siri carried out this choreography without the user ever touching an app.
    Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
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“Engaged (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engaged%20%28in%29. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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