ENGAGED (IN) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

engaged (in)

verb

Definition of engaged (in)

past tense of engage (in)

as in worked (at)

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The Algerian team practiced at KU’s Rock Chalk Park, home of Lie’s Jayhawks, while choosing the DoubleTree hotel as its headquarters.

— Gary Bedore July 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
To listen at depth calls for two skills, both of which can be readily trained and repeatedly practiced.

— Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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The new funding rules in France are due to come in over the next couple of years and were brought about following lobbying by author and producer groups, especially in animation.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 July 2026
The Belgian forward escaped behind Ream for the first goal, finishing into an open net on a cross brought about because Ream’s teammates failed to deal with a ball dropping in the box.

— Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

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Footage from Iranian state media also showed three of Khamenei's sons—Mostafa, Meysam, and Masoud—crying as the coffins of their father and other family members were carried out into Tehran's Grand Mosalla on Sunday.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 5 July 2026
So to evaluate the system outside the laboratory, the xEnergy team carried out several proof-of-concept (PoC) projects with industrial partners.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026

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