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as in betrothal
the act or state of being engaged to be married
the fun couple recently announced their engagement
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as in appointment
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place
a lifelong practice of marking all of my engagements on a weekly calendar
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as in employment
the state of being provided with a paying job
his engagement as a caddie at the golf club was his first work experience
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Recent Examples of engagement
Their engagement began after Marissa ended her relationship with costar Bohdan Olinares in the pods.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
The most common barriers were family finances, lack of parental engagement, and opportunities to participate.
—Allison Torres Burtka, Parents, 5 Nov. 2024
Watts shared a photo from their engagement on Instagram, and the post has since garnered almost half a million likes.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
People stay in roles out of necessity rather than loyalty—an unsustainable arrangement that results in predictably low engagement.
—Eric Anicich, Harvard Business Review, 4 Nov. 2024
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
The most common barriers were family finances, lack of parental engagement, and opportunities to participate.
—Allison Torres Burtka, Parents, 5 Nov. 2024
Watts shared a photo from their engagement on Instagram, and the post has since garnered almost half a million likes.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
People stay in roles out of necessity rather than loyalty—an unsustainable arrangement that results in predictably low engagement.
—Eric Anicich, Harvard Business Review, 4 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for engagement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engagement
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Dobrev and White announced their betrothal to Vogue, which is only fair since White used the mag as a reason to trick Dobrev out of the house.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
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The couple have been celebrating their betrothal since January, averaging an event every six weeks.Leah Dolan, CNN, 11 July 2024
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To make this easier, appointments are not required.Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Trump builds his second administration Patrick T. Fallon / AFP - Getty Images file President-elect Donald Trump’s administration continued to take shape yesterday with a possible secretary of state pick and a number of Cabinet selections and appointments.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Even President Joe Biden’s big spending in 2021 took place in an economy with depressed employment, and the inflationary impact was further mitigated by a surge in immigration, which expanded the labor force and helped create the capacity to meet higher demand.Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The city’s healthcare sector leads professional employment growth at 5.2%, anchored by the Texas Medical Center – the world’s largest medical complex.Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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Although the exact dates of its arrival and discovery are unclear, the penny-sized bit of rock somehow found its way into a Purdue University biology department desk drawer, where faculty uncovered it in 1929.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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With Landman having debuted last night (and both Yellowstone and Lioness currently on the air), here’s a look at Sheridan’s entire TV career to date, from his weakest series to his strongest.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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All of these employ locals—as per the fictional Muratoris.Scarlett Conlon, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2024
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This lets the headset employ foveation, where more processing power is dedicated to rendering what the user is looking directly at versus the periphery, enabling better performance.Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2024
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The mission would also attempt technical breakthroughs in surface sampling, takeoff and ascent from the Martian surface, as well as a spacecraft rendezvous in Mars’ orbit, Liu said last week, according to Chinese state media.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
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As if this weren’t enough, the lunar eclipse in Pisces brings unexpected revelations about your love life, urging you to reassess your romantic desires and scandalous rendezvous.Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Engagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engagement. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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