engagements

noun

plural of engagement
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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2
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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3
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 While commercial flights suit routine trips, private options like charter, jet cards, and fractional ownership address complex itineraries, multiple locations, and time-sensitive engagements. — Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The insider suggested that Anne will likely follow in the footsteps of her late father, Prince Philip, who retired from official royal engagements at 96 years old. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026 Additional insiders suggested that Harry and Meghan’s solo engagements are a sign of trouble in paradise. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 15 Aug. 2026 Their speaking engagements and social media campaigns have sustained public attention even as international media coverage has faded. — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026 Pate explained that the business has five or six primary revenue streams, including YouTube AdSense and other programmatic revenue, brand deals, public speaking engagements, merchandise and talent deals. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Early Chinese engagements with open-source aimed to develop technologies that were free from foreign control. — Christopher K. Tong, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026 The Sandbox Films Release, with a cume of $107k, is playing a mix of standard and alternative engagements. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026 Current discussions on Capitol Hill likely aim to formalize these engagements. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engagements
  1. dates
  2. employs
  3. rendezvous
  4. appointments
Noun
  • Additional details including Webtoon release dates will be shared at a later date.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Related Stories Disney has 14 dates currently in the Rentrak system for 2028 — and that’s not counting 20th Century Studios or Searchlight theatrical releases.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of dates
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  • Calculating the interest-earning potential of a high-yield savings or money market account over the short term is relatively straightforward, since the variable rate each employs isn't likely to move dramatically in just a few months.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • 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.
    — Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
Definition of employs
Noun
  • Katalyst said over a week later that the team was validating LINK’s performance, and the spacecraft was preparing for its upcoming rendezvous with Swift.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • With the experiments and the team of scientists chosen, two rehearsal flights were conducted before the actual flight, which took off from Las Palmas in the Canary Islands for a rendezvous with the eclipse shadow over Mauritania.
    — Dhananjay Khadilkar, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of rendezvous
Noun
  • Seniors and residents with disabilities warned the council that losing On-Demand service would strand people who rely on it for medical appointments, grocery trips and social contact.
    — Noah Daly August 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Prior to Wednesday’s vote, Harney said if the appointments were approved, the Mental Health Board would meet this week and officially hire an administrator.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of appointments

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