engaging (in)

present participle of engage (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for engaging (in)
Verb
  • He's widely credited for bringing about the Gaza truce after two years of intense fighting.
    NPR, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
  • No matter, three months later, with no accomplishments, Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, not for bringing about peace to the Middle East, but for talking about it.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Colombia's 15,600-person-strong air force operates several different types of aircraft, roughly a third of which are fighter ground-attack aircraft capable of carrying out missions in the air or attacks on land.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Revolutionary groups, often recruited from universities and the intelligentsia, were soon carrying out terrorist attacks in the cities.
    Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Since spring, Kansas has replayed those closing moments on the video board when practicing late-game situations.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The town, about 25 miles southwest of Daytona Beach, Florida, is home to mediums, psychics and healers, many practicing out of their homes.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Engaging (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engaging%20%28in%29. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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