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verb

present participle of engage
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as in facing
to enter into contest or conflict with the daring young captain was eager to engage the enemy

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as in committing
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 hiring
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 engaging
Adjective
Ever wondered why some texts just feel warmer and more engaging? Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025 And then that night, that teacher is able to co-create with the AI an even more engaging lesson based on what the students have said or done. NBC news, 6 July 2025
Verb
Cathy Clarkin, co-chair of Naperville Environment and Sustainability Task Force (NEST), said the district deserves credit for pursuing a carbon action plan and engaging students. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025 And being curious, seeking to understand and pursuing things that even seemed a little bit crazy at the time, but engaging other people. William Roberson, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for engaging
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engaging
Adjective
  • In fact, on the whole the backup quarterback market might not have been very appealing among players such as Joshua Dobbs (New England), Jacoby Brissett (Arizona) and Mac Jones (San Francisco).
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2025
  • Regular yard maintenance can help create a yard that’s not very appealing to them.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • With the rise in volume, comes the surge in new, interesting voices.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 15 July 2025
  • Photo : Mercedes-Benz AG – Communications & Marketing photo by Michel Ginsberg on behalf of Mercedes-Benz AG The new Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake has some interesting ceiling effects.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Many of the mobile clinics work in silos and Medi-Cal resources can be restrictive, with clients facing difficulties meeting criteria.
    Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Her team, down seven and facing its largest deficit of the night, went from smiling and finding easy buckets to straight-faced and struggling to find a rhythm.
    Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
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  • DeAngelo admitted to committing more than 50 rapes and killing 13 people through a 12-year terror spree across six counties in California.
    Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 5 Jan. 2025
  • This movement’s energy radiated from a troubled detention center in Washington where a few dozen men charged with attacking police officers and committing other violent offenses were held.
    Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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  • Part of this would be through a shift in cost share, employing state budgets to aid in covering SNAP—a program for which benefit costs have historically been covered by the federal government.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The bank initially leased nearly 77,000 square feet of the tower on the second, third and fourth floors, and a portion of fifth floor, employing about 200 people there.
    Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
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  • Palm Beach County needs to get a lot more serious about hiring its first new county administrator in a decade.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The board also approved unanimously a district policy that bans an employee from evaluating, hiring or working on the same campus as an immediate family member.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Support letters, filed by friends and family members in court, describe him as a charismatic and polite young man with righteous goals and aspirations.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 July 2025
  • With only one problematic, diasporic leader who isn’t all that charismatic, a lot of people are hesitant to rally behind him, and Iranian people are afraid and out of resources, and economically suffering.
    Fiction Non Fiction July 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • General Manager Ryan Poles used trades and free agency to overhaul the middle of the offensive line, then selected intriguing targets Colston Loveland and Luther Burden III in the draft.
    Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Launched this past February ahead of the Berlinale by Sideshow co-founding executive Jason Hellerstein, 1-2 Special has launched with a suite of intriguing buys this year.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2025

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“Engaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engaging. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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