1
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
The expansion also supports job growth, with the company now employing over 2,200 people across the state.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026
The comedy was hailed as a breakthrough for not only its main women characters but also for employing a screenplay written by women (Wiig and her Barb & Star castmate Annie Mumolo).
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
When the cost of employing someone rises alongside higher insurance premiums, energy costs, taxes and compliance requirements, businesses must balance all of those pressures.
—Mary D. Kane, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2026
Redzepi had been dogged for years by reports of mistreating his staff and employing unpaid interns at Noma, which received three Michelin stars and was ranked first on the World's 50 Best Restaurants List five times.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Redzepi had been dogged for years by reports of mistreating his staff and employing unpaid interns at Noma, which received three Michelin stars and was ranked first on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants List five times.
—Laurie Kellman, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Kansas City, Atlantic City and Orlando Sanford are some of the other airports employing private-sector screeners.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2026
Those lackluster results have come despite employing both Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, two of the best players of their generation.
—Matt Moret, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
This is just one way that China is employing AI behind the scenes to disrupt global operations.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 2 Mar. 2026
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026
The comedy was hailed as a breakthrough for not only its main women characters but also for employing a screenplay written by women (Wiig and her Barb & Star castmate Annie Mumolo).
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
When the cost of employing someone rises alongside higher insurance premiums, energy costs, taxes and compliance requirements, businesses must balance all of those pressures.
—Mary D. Kane, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2026
Redzepi had been dogged for years by reports of mistreating his staff and employing unpaid interns at Noma, which received three Michelin stars and was ranked first on the World's 50 Best Restaurants List five times.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Redzepi had been dogged for years by reports of mistreating his staff and employing unpaid interns at Noma, which received three Michelin stars and was ranked first on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants List five times.
—Laurie Kellman, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Kansas City, Atlantic City and Orlando Sanford are some of the other airports employing private-sector screeners.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2026
Those lackluster results have come despite employing both Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, two of the best players of their generation.
—Matt Moret, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
This is just one way that China is employing AI behind the scenes to disrupt global operations.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employing
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Also lagging has been the kind of hiring expected from a growing economy, exacerbated by thousands of job cuts in Silicon Valley, which firms say have been prompted by artificial intelligence investment and disruption.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Are agents successfully hiring human beings?—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The government wasn’t using autonomous weapons and claimed no mass-surveillance plans—but for a company to ask for those assurances in writing was to sign its own death warrant.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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To resolve this issue, the team developed a criterion that estimates the overlap between the prepared input state and the true ground state using the energy and energy variance of the initial state.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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On the 536th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams speak with Brad D’Arco, a prep school admissions consultant, about the cutthroat world of athletics recruiting at prep schools.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Just being in the tournament will bring plenty of eyes and attention to TCU that could help with recruiting.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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Expert tips to navigate flight delay, cancellation chaos Travel experts regularly reiterate their top tips and strategies, from utilizing credit card claims to being proactive about finding a future flight.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Weaving does little to challenge that image here, utilizing all her usual tricks as a bitter thespian who lacks the talent to land the theater role that will legitimize her as a serious actress.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
16 Mar. 2026
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Mix 1/2 cup of baking soda with one to two tablespoons of water to create a paste before applying it to the grout lines.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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Bethenny Frankel was innocently applying a roller on her face to help with inflammation on Thursday on Instagram.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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The differences were minimal, but Silver had told me that exploiting even the tiniest advantage was crucial.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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The jury concluded the NFL violated antitrust law through its 32 teams pooling broadcasting rights for out-of-town fans and, supposedly, exploiting that pooling to charge higher prices.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Employing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employing. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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