engaged (in)

verb

Definition of engaged (in)next
past tense of engage (in)
as in worked (at)

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  1. practiced
  2. brought about
  3. carried out
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  • The exercise placed the drones within a broader infantry training environment, where Marines practiced making tactical decisions against an opposing force.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Hip-hop music blasted over a portable speaker while half-a-dozen teenagers practiced their best breakdancing moves in Senagal's capital Dakar.
    — Ricci Shryock, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of practiced
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  • His opposition to Korea’s closed-door policy brought about his imprisonment and execution.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The football team brought about 100 new male students to campus.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of brought about
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  • The administration did not specify in the October court records when the deportations would be carried out.
    — Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Photographs by Kenji Chiga for The New Yorker In 1945, toward the end of the Second World War, firebombings carried out by American B-29 Superfortress planes killed about a hundred thousand people in Tokyo.
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of carried out
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“Engaged (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engaged%20%28in%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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