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as in hiring
to provide with a paying job
a new factory that will employ 500 people
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as in using
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 employing
Local police departments are increasingly turning to surveillance drones to watch over peaceful protestors, occasionally even employing the same kind of hardware used by the US military.
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Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 29 Apr. 2026
From there, the team asked them to continue performing the same activities while employing the HIPPO browser extension.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
Kantor said funding is critical, but so is employing it wisely.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
The website Hunterbrook is part of a company with a unique business model employing investigative journalists to look under the hood of certain companies, and then when appropriate, announcing a short position through a separate entity.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury is employing a PCR thermocycler that cuts the time to get a diagnosis from days to just merely hours.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
If tax records and documents do not add up, employers and employees may be arrested and detained as investigators sort out who is illegally present in the United States or illegally employing workers.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
Yong Ni, who owns Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse locations, faces 10 federal counts, including harboring and unlawfully employing immigrants and possessing a fraudulent immigrant visa, according to an indictment unsealed Friday.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
They’re expected to generate nearly $800 million in economic activity across more than 1,000 shooting days while employing over 5,300 cast and crew.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 29 Apr. 2026
From there, the team asked them to continue performing the same activities while employing the HIPPO browser extension.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
Kantor said funding is critical, but so is employing it wisely.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
The website Hunterbrook is part of a company with a unique business model employing investigative journalists to look under the hood of certain companies, and then when appropriate, announcing a short position through a separate entity.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury is employing a PCR thermocycler that cuts the time to get a diagnosis from days to just merely hours.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
If tax records and documents do not add up, employers and employees may be arrested and detained as investigators sort out who is illegally present in the United States or illegally employing workers.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
Yong Ni, who owns Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse locations, faces 10 federal counts, including harboring and unlawfully employing immigrants and possessing a fraudulent immigrant visa, according to an indictment unsealed Friday.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
They’re expected to generate nearly $800 million in economic activity across more than 1,000 shooting days while employing over 5,300 cast and crew.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employing
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At a raucous commission meeting Tuesday, City Manager Rickelle Williams faced a storm of withering accusations in her initial job evaluation — mostly from Mayor Dean Trantalis, who eagerly supported hiring Williams last year but now scorns her in public.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Last year, Scott clashed with Wyrick over the hiring process for a new city manager to replace Moore, who died in October 2023.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
8 May 2026
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Install it too low, and your knees will be in your face when using the commode.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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But in 2003, it was considered too degraded to be capable of producing a match using methods available at the time.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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The teens were also said to have been involved in online groups recruiting fighters for IS militants in Syria and shared a fascination with violence and hatred against Jews, LGBTQ+ people and others, officials said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Uldricks said his role as GOP chair includes recruiting good people to run for office.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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California must lead the world by innovating responsibly, which means utilizing AI to modernize broken government systems, like speeding up permit reviews, while investing heavily in statewide digital literacy and retraining programs.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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While there are a number of benefits to utilizing a sauna or a steam room, these tools are not right for everyone.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
4 May 2026
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In closing, it should be mentioned that just as colchicine treatment results in seedless watermelons, mini-melons may also be a consequence of applying colchicine to watermelon seedlings, followed by a breeding process similar to that described above.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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As an additional step, Holm likes to quickly cleanse her eye area to get rid of any leftover mascara or liner before applying fresh makeup.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
7 May 2026
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Alexander Isak’s ability to stretch the pitch could give an under-strength Manchester United back line a problem, while Florian Wirtz is capable of exploiting space in between the lines.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The human cost of finding and exploiting bugs may approach zero, but fixing them won’t.—
Evan Johnson,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Employing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employing. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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