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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 July 2024
Meanwhile, her daughter is engrossed with the virtual makeup screens in the store that allow customers to try on different makeup looks and products.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 28 June 2024
Santander started slow, Mullins was engrossed in a brutal slump and Hays was trying to dig his way out of a 3-for-41 skid.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
Listen to this article Saturday’s game at Barclays Center offered another glimpse at what this Nets team can be when engrossed at both ends of the court — at least through three quarters.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2024
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“Engross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engross. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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engross
transitive verb
Congressional RecordNote: A bill or resolution is engrossed in the Congress and some state legislatures before its third reading and final passage by one of the legislative houses.
Anglo-French engrosser to put (a legal document) in final form, from Medieval Latin ingrossare, from in grossam (put) into final form, literally, (written) in large (letter)
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