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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
The big idea—one less mind-exploding than its predecessor but equally engaging—is that open communication between a plane’s captain and first officer would prevent crashes. Judy Berman, Time, 3 June 2025 This tale of the power of community spirit in difficult times, interwoven with a fine strand of melancholy, is as disarming and subtly engaging as the director’s unshakeable faith in human decency. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 June 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
  • This debt burden, coupled with regulatory scrutiny in the U.K., renders an acquisition less appealing for U.S. supermajors who value financial flexibility.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • England and India will go head-to-head over the next six weeks without the cricketing royalty of James Anderson or Virat Kohli for the first time in two decades, but that does not make the five-Test series any less appealing.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • The Gilded Age is so interesting because some elements feel modern, while others seem way older and more foreign than only a century and a half ago.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 June 2025
  • Published on June 22, 2025 Oban Welcome to Taste Test, where every week our critic Jonah Flicker explores the most buzzworthy and interesting whiskeys in the world.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 June 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
Verb
  • 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
  • Kim was an incredibly kind, caring, charismatic and strong person.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
  • One of the things that’s very charismatic is madness.
    Andrew Goldman, Vulture, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • Variety adds vibrancy to perspectives and experiences One thing that makes this cast so intriguing to watch onscreen is their diversity.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 12 June 2025
  • One of the other intriguing points flagged by the data shows that those five clubs’ squads are worth more than the remaining 27 teams added together, as fears emerge about the quality gap between some teams.
    Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025

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

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