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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
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 is the latest installment in the long-running shooter series, offering tremendous multiplayer action and a ridiculous but engaging campaign. K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 May 2025 By freeing physicians from the need to be behind their computers during appointments, these intelligent assistants enable a more personal and engaging interaction with patients. Rakhee Langer, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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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
  • When talent is scarce and jobs are widely available, employees can make a wish list while organizations compete for the best candidate with the most appealing perks.
    Lieke ten Brummelhuis, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • If those two subjects are a bit heavy for your summer tastes — the books weigh in at 880 and 1,200 pages, respectively — then another recent release might be more appealing.
    Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • There are a few theories about why this happens, but one of the most interesting is how celebrity success can impact self-esteem.
    Callum Booth, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Seema still tries to fill the Samantha-sized hole in the series, and Lisa mirrors Charlotte but with marginally more interesting plots.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 May 2025
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  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • Producers envisioned the charismatic (and a little big dangerous) Morgan as the perfect master of ceremonies for the American adaptation of the franchise.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 May 2025
  • The World's Most Acclaimed Dissident Filmmaker Denzel Washington stars as David King, a charismatic and powerful music mogul in the midst of a high-stakes corporate power struggle when his son is seemingly kidnapped.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • The economic marginalization of nuclear power is an intriguing case in point.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • This could be an intriguing buy-low opportunity for a player with star, first-line upside.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 30 May 2025

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“Engaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engaging. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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