engaging (in)

Definition of engaging (in)next
present participle of engage (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for engaging (in)
Verb
  • This play is bringing about far more resolution than any reunion ever has.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
  • What matters next is the story and the emotion that the story is bringing about.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • As Operation Metro Surge got into full swing earlier this month, more than 3,000 federal immigration agents flooded into Minnesota, carrying out sweeping detentions and facing off with protesters in tense confrontations.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Wednesday's ruling came amid a two-month-long crackdown by federal immigration authorities in Minnesota, with around 3,000 federal agents carrying out roughly 3,400 arrests.
    Chloe Rosen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Rybakina said in a news conference afterward that practising indoors Tuesday because of the heat might have upset her serving rhythm in the first set and led to that low first-serve percentage.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Andrews graduated Antioch University in 2023 and has been practicing ever since.
    Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Engaging (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engaging%20%28in%29. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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