engagements

noun

plural of engagement
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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3
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 Michael Carrick does not go for grand statements in his media engagements. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Traditional consulting and technology outsourcing businesses often make money by assigning teams of people to client engagements. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Meghan and the children joined Harry in the UK at the tail end of his July visit, which centered around engagements for his Invictus Games next year. — Max Foster, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Amid those security concerns, Harry attended various engagements around London solo. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 But after several days of charity engagements, Meghan and the children flew in from Portugal for the family’s secret reunion with King Charles at Highgrove House — the children’s first meeting with their grandfather in more than four years. — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 The insider suggested that Anne will likely follow in the footsteps of her late father, Prince Philip, who retired from official royal engagements at 96 years old. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026 Additional insiders suggested that Harry and Meghan’s solo engagements are a sign of trouble in paradise. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 15 Aug. 2026 Pate explained that the business has five or six primary revenue streams, including YouTube AdSense and other programmatic revenue, brand deals, public speaking engagements, merchandise and talent deals. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engagements
  1. dates
  2. employs
  3. rendezvous
  4. appointments
Noun
  • Unable to raise the $750,000 for his bail, his excursions are limited to trial dates.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Murray is the most optimistic voice here on timing, and notably the only one giving dates.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
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  • Calculating the interest-earning potential of a high-yield savings or money market account over the short term is relatively straightforward, since the variable rate each employs isn't likely to move dramatically in just a few months.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • Micron did not respond Thursday to questions about how many workers Crucial employs and whether they will be laid off or land jobs elsewhere at the company.
    — Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
Definition of employs
Noun
  • This intimate rendezvous of volunteers was part of Florida’s efforts the last couple years to update its science standards.
    — Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Katalyst was able to regain control of the satellite, but the company acknowledged that the issue cost it time, which would delay LINK’s rendezvous with Swift by about a month.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of rendezvous
Noun
  • The State Department has not released the new training materials, explained what officers are being instructed to do differently or said why appointments had to be postponed while the training was conducted.
    — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Professors are shifting a share of their appointments — not just time but funding — into the major.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of appointments

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“Engagements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engagements. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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