REENGAGING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

reengaging

verb

variants or re-engaging

present participle of reengage

as in retaining

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This is one method within the wider discipline, with engineering and assurance judgments retaining their authority.

— Mohammed Cherifi, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Cities are ever-changing organisms, shedding elements of the past while retaining others.

— Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of retaining

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Albanese, in comments to the media this week, said his government was providing consular assistance and engaging directly with the family.

— Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Barbara Diaz, 38, of Glastonbury was charged with street takeover, engaging police in pursuit, second-degree reckless endangerment, breach of peace and reckless driving.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of engaging

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Goal-setting with families would be optional, as would hiring preferences for Head Start parents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
The board voted 6-2 Tuesday to create a committee that will oversee the search for Crystal Hill’s replacement, taking its first formal step toward hiring a new superintendent one week after abruptly firing Hill.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of hiring

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The urge is then to try to make the financial case for paying those up-front costs, with now-rancorous calls for ‘scaling up’ investments in mitigation technologies.

— Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
The White House hasn’t responded to inquiries about which part of the government is paying.

— Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of paying

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Skydance will have a mountain of debt, projected to be north of $80 billion, after assuming the debt burdens of previous M&A incurred by Paramount and WBD and raising new debt financing.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
In my hypothetical example, his 2026 fortune falls from $908 billion reported by Forbes to about $317 billion in my counterfactual 10 percent wealth tax example (again, assuming his wealth over the past 10 years grew smoothly).

— Jeff Hoopes, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

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