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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engaged (in)
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The sport is typically practiced barefoot, especially when performed on tatami mats, which can be damaged by shoes.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Also worth watching is Jauan Jennings, who practiced every day this past week after Sunday’s sideline shouting match with Shanahan, who shrugged off any worries about an instant Jones-Kittle combo.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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But the potential catastrophe of famine, brought about by an untested planet-wide experiment to only slightly increase our electrical production capacity, seems like a cost-heavy, benefit-light endeavor.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
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Led by the National Association of Audubon Societies’ vocal opposition, the grassroots environmental movement that followed brought about laws prohibiting the hunting and sale of bird feathers.—
Jerome Lorenz,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
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Only weeks later, on September 11, al-Qaeda operatives hijacked four passenger planes and carried out the deadliest terrorist attack in modern history, killing nearly 3,000 people.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau told local media that investigators believe the robbers, who carried out the raid in just seven minutes in broad daylight Sunday, may have been commissioned by a collector or purely motivated by the value of the jewels and precious metals, Reuters reported.—
Bonny Chu , Ronn Blitzer,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Engaged (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engaged%20%28in%29. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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