1
as in to hire
to provide with a paying job
a new factory that will employ 500 people
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2
as in to use
to put into action or service
looking for a job in which she can employ her considerable writing skills
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as in employment
the state of being provided with a paying job
while you're under our employ, you can't do outside work for our competitors
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Recent Examples of employ
Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
The restoration team employed a sophisticated combination of Filmworkz Phoenix and Pixel Farm’s PF Clean technologies.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2025
Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
Between salaries, benefits and, eventually, pensions — the number of people the state employs comes at a significant cost to taxpayers.
—Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2025
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Verb
That business model has made GM, which operates three factories and employs some 11,000 workers in the country, uniquely exposed to Trump’s auto tariffs, resurfacing long-running concerns in the local automobile industry that the company may ultimately pack up and leave.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
The restoration team employed a sophisticated combination of Filmworkz Phoenix and Pixel Farm’s PF Clean technologies.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2025
Noun
Lowe’s employs about 300,000 people, mostly hourly.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
Between salaries, benefits and, eventually, pensions — the number of people the state employs comes at a significant cost to taxpayers.
—Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employ
Verb
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The group hired workers with disabilities, including veterans, for specialized janitorial work in a Vacaville prison as part of a contract the California Correctional Health Care Services approved.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2025
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The University of Utah also stated that its police department hired a crime data analyst, Nikol Mitchell, in 2022, who discovered that the school had a cold case that had been lost for almost 20 years.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Berry was 14 when a classmate used an AI app to attach a nude body to an Instagram photo of her face, before circulating it on social media.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Educators will have canoes and kayaks, paddles and life jackets to use and will offer instruction.—
Flip Putthoff,
Arkansas Online,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Most people think of university faculty jobs as prestigious, as employment that comes with good pay, benefits and strong protections.—
Joseph Babcock,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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The lawsuit accuses YouTube of inducing Connolly into breaching the employment agreement.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
Verb
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She’s unexpectedly recruited by the brilliant but reclusive Fujitani to join Tenblank, where their rise to fame is complicated by personal secrets and industry challenges.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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But Atkins also felt the impact that the transfer portal has had on recruiting, particularly for incoming freshmen.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
Verb
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By utilizing this, managers can reevaluate the expenditure in relation to current priorities, determine whether existing resources can be repurposed and prevent reactive decisions.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The technical restoration process utilized the original camera and sound negatives as primary source elements, with work completed at the specialized facility L’Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna, Italy.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 May 2025
Verb
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But as more of the work is handed over to AI, there’s a risk that pricing professionals engage less with the fundamentals.—
Avy Punwasee,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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So, the team had to precisely realign the star tracker before the thrusters engaged.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
15 May 2025
Verb
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The $30 cost includes all fees, but not taxes as applicable according to city, state and venue and applies to amphitheater shows throughout the U.S. and Canada.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The liquid, applied with a brush, works best for full nail coverage, especially on larger nailbeds.—
Lauren Paige Richeson,
Health,
14 May 2025
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Our own threat research labs (CTRL) revealed five trends defining how bad actors will further exploit AI to advance their malicious intentions.—
Etay Maor,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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But their glaring weakness is in goal, and few teams are better equipped to exploit Skinner’s shakiness than Dallas, which sends line after line of scorers over the boards.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Employ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employ. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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