engagement

1
as in betrothal
the act or state of being engaged to be married the fun couple recently announced their engagement

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2
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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Recent Examples of engagement That passive, dissociative quality, while great for engagement, has also made TikTok feel more replaceable than other, more social networks. Kevin Roose, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025 Go deeper: Organizers say the exhibition emphasizes engagement with visitors instead of passive viewing. Mike Deehan, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025 Whereas Democrats prefer institutionalist rules of engagement — shake hands, no rough stuff, wear your helmets and mouth guards — Cooksey sees federal elections as bare-knuckle brawls in which contenders take it to the bitter end. Peter H. Schwartz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025 The commitment to local engagements extends to the resort’s other on-site offerings. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for engagement 
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Noun
  • Their crowded compartment is occupied by another newly married couple, strangers Pradeep Singh (Bhaskar Jha) and Jaya Tripathi (Pratibha Ranta), whose betrothal is more reluctant.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
  • 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 Republican governor’s appointment of Yenor and four others to the UWF Board of Trustees this week comes two years after DeSantis stacked the board of another public school, New College of Florida, in what critics called a hostile political takeover.
    Kate Payne, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Her goal is to have 2,000 out of 11,000 appointments done by the Jan. 20 inaugural.
    Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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  • What are the terms of any new employment agreements with or offer letters to key management of the seller?
    AllBusiness, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The three-year employment eligibility is waived for natural disaster assistance.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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  • Another year would pass before the developer could submit building-permit applications, putting the earliest possible date for redevelopment of the park sometime in the end of 2028.
    Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 12 Jan. 2025
  • In the comments section, many Reddit users blamed the bride's sister-in-law for not letting the couple know that her date had issues with alcohol prior to the wedding.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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  • The farm and ranch employs between 20 and 40 workers, depending on the season.
    Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2024
  • From morning until night, the men under Gi-Hun’s employ scour the city’s subway platforms for the recruiter (Gong Yoo) — the handsome, besuited man who lures downtrodden folks to their (almost certain) death with a simple game of ddakji.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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  • Mission controllers weren’t able to communicate with the probe during the maneuver, and will have to wait about three days to pick up a signal that the spacecraft survived its rendezvous with the sun.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Back at home, his wife Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) has a sick inkling about the rendezvous—partially because she’s been haunted by a demonic entity all her life.
    Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024

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“Engagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engagement. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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