1
as in betrothals
the act or state of being engaged to be married
the fun couple recently announced their engagement
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as in dates
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 employments
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 engagements
However, King Charles topped his sister in 2025, racking up the highest number of engagements for the year, by count of official outings recorded in The Court Circular.
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Following her cancer diagnosis in 2024, Kate Middleton has gradually returned to public duty and royal engagements.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
Construction has already begun on an expansion, with the work slated to include a state-of-the-art digital planetarium and event venue for speaking engagements and workshops.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Altius has previously retained advisors and partners with other professional engagements in college sports.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Building on these engagements, Palm sees his leadership at Catalina Global as the most fulfilling stage of his career.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
Noem was unequivocal in her assessment of the incident during engagements with the media on Wednesday and Thursday.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Following Medicube’s November 26 campaign with Cardi B, the brand reached over 25 million people and generated more than 700,000 engagements in just three weeks.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026
The organizers held several speaking engagements along the march, often featuring the same speakers.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engagements
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Survey respondents shared multiple ways that unemployment can have a negative impact including cancelling dates for financial reasons and hesitating to even ask someone out at all.—
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Buried in those medical records were treatment codes, birthdates, doctors’ names, and surgery dates—a gold mine for anyone who could deliver those leads to mass tort lawyers.—
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To some, the set design may simply serve as a background to the romantic rendezvous, but to the very critical eyes of our editors, the decor prompted some strong reactions.—
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To mark the reopening of the Park Hyatt Tokyo—made famous by the iconic rendezvous between Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson)—we’ve pulled together a list of the best hotels to have graced the big screen.—
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Micron did not respond Thursday to questions about how many workers Crucial employs and whether they will be laid off or land jobs elsewhere at the company.—
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But the depth of struggles beyond that must prompt some broader questions about philosophy or the type of hitters Houston employs.—
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This personalized service provides one-on-one guidance throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum, helping families schedule appointments, coordinate care, find resources, and navigate insurance questions.—
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The impact is that many patients will have to wait for appointments at other providers, while others won't have access at all.—
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“Engagements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engagements. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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