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as in immerses
to hold the attention of
the challenging jigsaw puzzle engaged us all evening
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as in commits
to obligate by prior agreement
we can't go to the dance because we're already engaged to attend a piano recital
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as in employs
to provide with a paying job
the wealthy couple are looking to engage a handyman to take care of the estate
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as in hires
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
my sister and her boyfriend have engaged a chauffeured limousine for the prom
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Recent Examples of engages
Rowing engages legs, core and upper body muscles and, even at a moderate pace, burns a ton of calories, more than 500 in an hour for a 165-pound person.
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Each creative ambassador who is selected will receive a stipend of $12,000 to produce a project that engages the public in creative expression.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
The space engages customers with ideas on light, flow and materials.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Those specifics sit alongside her discovery of Samantha’s diary, where Raquel engages themes that Samantha also faced – like adoption and advocacy – showing how cultural pride and historical awareness can strengthen each other across generations.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Your assistant engages during peak hours, and maintains consistent messaging patterns.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Playing an instrument, in particular, engages every facet of your brain.
—Ayana Underwood, SELF, 15 Sep. 2025
Developed by AeroVironment, the 20kW LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) identifies, tracks, and engages a wide variety of targets with hard-kill high energy laser.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
The Aeneid engages especially with two distinct eras in the history of Rome.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Daryl Austin, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Each creative ambassador who is selected will receive a stipend of $12,000 to produce a project that engages the public in creative expression.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
The space engages customers with ideas on light, flow and materials.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Those specifics sit alongside her discovery of Samantha’s diary, where Raquel engages themes that Samantha also faced – like adoption and advocacy – showing how cultural pride and historical awareness can strengthen each other across generations.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Your assistant engages during peak hours, and maintains consistent messaging patterns.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Playing an instrument, in particular, engages every facet of your brain.
—Ayana Underwood, SELF, 15 Sep. 2025
Developed by AeroVironment, the 20kW LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) identifies, tracks, and engages a wide variety of targets with hard-kill high energy laser.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
The Aeneid engages especially with two distinct eras in the history of Rome.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engages
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The novel immerses the reader in the world of a Carpathian village in the 1970s, where the main character Darusya lives, whom the locals consider mute and mentally retarded due to attacks of headaches, although none of them guesses the true reasons for her behavior and defiance.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Jenkins studies technique, invests in equipment, and immerses himself in the craft.—
John Armwood III,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Today, as the world faces over 60 conflicts — the highest number since the end of World War II — play remains as important as ever.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
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Now Parker faces the scrutiny of the general TV audience.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
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Comparably, Norman Bates in the 1960 film Psycho develops a split personality of his mother and commits murder while dressed as her.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Ti West, who scored double horror hits last year with X and Pearl, commits almost too well to the sightseeing tedium of a typical vacation video.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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The health care sector accounted for 48% of that lackluster growth, expanding by about 232,000 jobs, even though the sector employs only about 11% of workers.—
Phillip Reese,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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His pitch is that CRH, which employs some 80,000 people, is well-placed to benefit from a surge of investment in US infrastructure, from roads and bridges to AI data centers and microchip plants.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The only hires from the Muschamp (2010-11) and McElwain (2014-15) cycles to win power conference titles were Stanford promotion David Shaw, Michigan man Jim Harbaugh and Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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These hires infuse Blue Water with critical know-how to streamline production and operationalize its ASV platforms effectively.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But governance could be eventually handed over to the Palestinian Authority, which already oversees parts of the West Bank, another Palestinian territory which Israel occupies, provided the Palestinian Authority adopts a broad series of reforms.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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Still, despite the change around him, Lafrenière occupies a fundamentally similar space on the Rangers’ roster; there simply aren’t many players in the mix who have his ceiling.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Visit the Portland Head Light for great photo ops where fall foliage meets the ocean, then explore the Children’s Garden, arboretum, and trails at Fort Williams Park.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Sisterhood Above All meets Ava, a pledge at Southern State University's Gamma sorority.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Wahlberg, 54, plays a professional thief who recruits a new team in an attempt to rob a treasure recently recovered from the depths of the ocean.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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The international outfit recruits followers to join nearby cells and will refer prospects to, as well as put them in contact with, antifa chapters in their area.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Engages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engages. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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