EMPLOYING Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

employing

verb

Definition of employing next

present participle of employ

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 But most importantly of all, macOS users need to be aware of how the SHub Reaper threat actors are employing that infection chain by layering familiar brands across multiple stages of the same singular attack. —

Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Cambodia’s garment industry, employing hundreds of thousands of workers, also rode the shift. —

Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 18 May 2026 And that's why the WNBA remains a small-time sports league subject to mockery, despite employing arguably the most popular basketball player in the world. —

Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026 The hotel has strong eco credentials, employing solar panels, biomass boilers, rainwater-harvesting, and gray water recycling—and a delightful ten-percent discount for guests arriving by foot, bike, or public transport. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026 Organizations can also be barred for promoting what the agency calls delegitimization campaigns against Israel; for denying the existence of Israel as a democratic state; or for employing an officeholder who has called for a boycott of Israel. —

Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026 Militant Islamist groups, such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and ISIS, have demonstrated increasing sophistication in their use of UAVs, employing them not only for reconnaissance but also for complex attack operations. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 However, a different metric from ADP that tracks slightly larger businesses (those employing between one and 19 people) finds an increase of 526,000 jobs last year. —

Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 May 2026 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. —

Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 29 Apr. 2026

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But in hiring the three-time Stanley Cup winner, the Ducks earned credibility in terms of coaching acumen and became an attraction for players.

— Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Notably absent from the SEC’s motion to freeze Kapoor’s assets and its civil complaint was any mention of his hiring Suarez as a consultant for URBIN while the Location Ventures affiliate was seeking approval from City Hall for a residential and retail project at Commodore Plaza in Coconut Grove.

— Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026