as in engaged
involved in often constant activity
insisted that the children be employed in some useful activity, even during school vacations
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as in hired
to provide with a paying job
a new factory that will employ 500 people
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as in used
to put into action or service
looking for a job in which she can employ her considerable writing skills
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Recent Examples of employed
Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Calvin Klein Collection, for its part, employed broad shoulders and extra-long cuts.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026
Richardson noted that benchmark revisions the firm employed to its data showed that job gains in 2025 already were weaker than reported, by about 18,000 per month, or 216,000 for the year.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
The mass market for chocolate experienced huge growth after 1880, and by 1919, over 3,000 men and women were employed in Milwaukee’s 22 candy factories, making chocolates as their specialty.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Mantsch is still employed by the department, and is now a sergeant, a police spokesperson said.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Cops also busted the security guard’s supervisor — a law enforcement officer employed by the city’s hospital system — for interfering in the guard’s arrest, sources said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
To address this, the Statista R research team employed triangulation, combining secondary data from global sources and national datasets with primary data from university reports and data submissions to verify collected information.
—Time Staff, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
Milgrim, Overland Park, Kansas, was also employed by the Israeli Embassy.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Calvin Klein Collection, for its part, employed broad shoulders and extra-long cuts.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026
Richardson noted that benchmark revisions the firm employed to its data showed that job gains in 2025 already were weaker than reported, by about 18,000 per month, or 216,000 for the year.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
The mass market for chocolate experienced huge growth after 1880, and by 1919, over 3,000 men and women were employed in Milwaukee’s 22 candy factories, making chocolates as their specialty.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Mantsch is still employed by the department, and is now a sergeant, a police spokesperson said.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Cops also busted the security guard’s supervisor — a law enforcement officer employed by the city’s hospital system — for interfering in the guard’s arrest, sources said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
To address this, the Statista R research team employed triangulation, combining secondary data from global sources and national datasets with primary data from university reports and data submissions to verify collected information.
—Time Staff, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employed
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Lonnie Lathan, another resident, echoed that sentiment, saying homeowners are more likely to stay engaged.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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The couple met in 1998, became engaged in 2004 and married in 2005.—
Jennifer Sangalang,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Under Mara and Tisch's co-ownership, the Giants won two Super Bowls and recently hired John Harbaugh as head coach.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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An officer climbs the ranks Deenihan was hired by CPD in 1997 and was initially a patrol officer in the Harrison District (11th) on the city’s West Side, city personnel records show.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The mayor characterized the protests as peaceful, as federal officers also used pepper balls, flash-bang grenades and rubber bullets against the demonstrators.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Yerman said doctors used six staples to close a gash suffered during the attack.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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To succeed under Emery as an attacking wide player, Elliott needed to be a physical monster (like Rogers and McGinn), able to cover lots of ground, drive forward, and be diligent defensively.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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With the big snowstorm that just dumped more than a foot of snow across most of the state, Volkert also said residents should be diligent about clearing snow away from any vents to their home.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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The brothers met victims at nightclubs, parties and on dating apps, and recruited others for trips to ritzy locales, paying for their flights and lodging at high-end hotels or luxe vacation rentals before drugging and raping them, prosecutors said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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In the October strike, Kaiser recruited 7,600 travel nurses and other workers to help fill positions for the striking healthcare workers.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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Solis said the leaves are generally utilized in cooking, clothing and animal feed, the latter particularly for goats.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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According to FlightAware, the Amazon cargo plane utilized one of its air carrier partners and uses the call sign Alaska Airlines 2616.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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China has been particularly busy, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ireland's Prime Minister Michael Martin, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Starmer all visiting Beijing this month.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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But Greenstein says that keeping your child’s favorite toys handy in one spot around the home where kids feel comfortable and safe can give busy parents some time (even if just a few minutes) to call a friend, make a cup of coffee, take that shower, or even do a quick workout routine.—
Jillian Pretzel,
Parents,
31 Jan. 2026
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Whether analysts value that outcome as a $10 reduction in individual risk added up across everyone, or as a $10 million value directly applied to the life saved is mathematically identical.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Almost immediately after oversight of TikTok’s US operations changed, misinformation started to spread about changes to the app’s new terms of service, including those that applied to location sharing and data collection, Fiesler said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Employed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employed. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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