ENGAGING (IN) Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

engaging (in)

verb

Definition of engaging (in)

present participle of engage (in)

as in working (at)

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And Peggy Flanagan is about bringing about real change, standing up to the big money interests.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
The Speedwell had sailed first from Holland to England, bringing about 45 passengers and supplies to join the voyage for religious freedom to North America.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of bringing about

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Tehran has said the Iranians went missing while carrying out an operation against the United States' Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on March 2, shortly after the outbreak of the war.

— August 17, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Israeli media last week reported that the authority for carrying out strikes has now been limited to the army’s chief of staff, raising the ire of right-wing lawmakers such as Ben-Gvir.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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Ertz said he was wowed by Mahomes starting in May’s organized team activities, when the Chiefs QB did throwing drills and did some limited cutting while practicing with teammates.

— Jesse Newell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Flagrantly practicing an especially ribald strain of cringe comedy that brushes several third rails, often simultaneously, the show could have been a disastrous gambit.

— Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

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