1
as in betrothals
the act or state of being engaged to be married
the fun couple recently announced their engagement
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2
as in dates
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place
a lifelong practice of marking all of my engagements on a weekly calendar
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as in employments
the state of being provided with a paying job
his engagement as a caddie at the golf club was his first work experience
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Recent Examples of engagements
Their experience navigating corporate politics and building consensus among dozens of decision-makers remains valuable for certain engagements.
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Andrew Dunn, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Erika Kirk has also been a frequent presence by her husband's side at speaking engagements and public appearances.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Harry had several high-profile engagements during his four-day London trip, while William’s first week back to work — after enjoying five family vacations over the past seven months — only involved two, Brown noted.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Celebrity engagements are a spectator sport.
—Malaika Crawford, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
Railguns also avoid the line-of-sight limits and atmospheric attenuation that hinder laser weapons, offering all-weather capability and potential over-the-horizon engagements, a significant advantage at sea.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
The Duke of Sussex, who lives in California with wife Meghan and their two children, has come back to England for several charity engagements this week.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
High-profile engagements with Kim, Modi, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and several others fell to Cai Qi, who heads the party's Central Secretariat, responsible for its sprawling administration.
—James Pomfret, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Beyond fashion and brand engagements, Coachella 2025 is also catering to the food-obsessed by showcasing over 75 dining establishments.
—Tiana Denicola, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025
Andrew Dunn, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Erika Kirk has also been a frequent presence by her husband's side at speaking engagements and public appearances.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Harry had several high-profile engagements during his four-day London trip, while William’s first week back to work — after enjoying five family vacations over the past seven months — only involved two, Brown noted.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Celebrity engagements are a spectator sport.
—Malaika Crawford, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
Railguns also avoid the line-of-sight limits and atmospheric attenuation that hinder laser weapons, offering all-weather capability and potential over-the-horizon engagements, a significant advantage at sea.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
The Duke of Sussex, who lives in California with wife Meghan and their two children, has come back to England for several charity engagements this week.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
High-profile engagements with Kim, Modi, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and several others fell to Cai Qi, who heads the party's Central Secretariat, responsible for its sprawling administration.
—James Pomfret, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Beyond fashion and brand engagements, Coachella 2025 is also catering to the food-obsessed by showcasing over 75 dining establishments.
—Tiana Denicola, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engagements
Noun
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Fans eagerly flipped through its pages, circling premiere dates and planning their weekly schedules around prime-time lineups.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas State, Stanford, Sam Houston, Duke, Purdue, Southeastern Louisiana and Texas State are all signed for future dates through 2030.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The pair's progenitors engaged in a rendezvous that stripped off the outer layers of proto-Charon to create a disk of icy debris.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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So Greenlight is the site of many of our rendezvous.—
James Factora,
Them.,
29 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, the State Public Defender office is struggling to attract law school graduates who are discouraged by low pay and the demanding nature of public defender appointments while still paying off student loans.—
MARGARET SHREINER,
jsonline.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Expanding telemedicine appointments, which increased by 77 percent in 2025.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Engagements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engagements. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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