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be engaged in

VERB

perform

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve act behave complete do execute finish function implement meet observe operate take work

STRONG

comply discharge effect end enforce fulfill move percolate perk react realize satisfy tick transact

WEAK

bring about bring off carry through carry to completion deliver the goods dispose of do justice to do to a turn go that route pull off put through run with the ball take care of business wind up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstain avoid bear cancel cease create destroy discontinue dodge fail forget give up halt idle ignore keep lose maintain miss neglect stop

STRONG

deny dissuade overlook refuse

WEAK

direct prevent

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“I think that, yes, there was a kind of risk taken by the Iranians, but it doesn’t seem that Iran really wanted to be engaged in a full-scale confrontation with Israel,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In other words, Chiles may be engaged in “expression,” but that expression is a medical treatment that Colorado has every right to regulate.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Every institution must be engaged in the fight because every institution is at risk.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2025

The pale whale was seen with a GoPro camera attached to a harness that read "Equipment of St Petersburg" - sparking speculation that the curious mammal could be engaged in espionage.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024

Gilbert’s On the Magnet takes us into a different world; indeed, he claims to be engaged in a new type of philosophizing.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

be engaged in

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