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
During the past decade, McGrath has brought her boundary-breaking makeup to the masses, employing color and democratizing a level of glamour only previously achieved by her legendary runway looks.
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Tracee Ellis Ross, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
Drawing on more than a century of savoir faire while employing some of the best contemporary creatives in the business, Van Cleef & Arpels began creating a series of jaw-dropping modern automatons known as Extraordinary Objects in 2017.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
Autonomous drone swarm operations Palladyne claims that by employing sensor fusion from diverse sources, Pilot enables drones to independently and collaboratively track targets while dynamically interfacing with autopilots.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
Residents and local advocates have accused ICE of employing reckless and brutal tactics during the blitz.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Chelsea, Liverpool, and Aston Villa have been notable proponents of this setup, with last season’s total share of teams employing this system reaching its highest level for a decade.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
He was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of employing a firearm during a dangerous felony and theft of property.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
Bill Russell said officers were setting up perimeters near the jail and employing drones around the area.
—Jon Webb, Evansville Courier & Press, 22 Oct. 2025
Alfred Hitchcock crafted the perfect horror movie with Psycho, employing clever camera tricks and a wonderfully disquieting performance from Anthony Perkins to iconic effect.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Tracee Ellis Ross, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
Drawing on more than a century of savoir faire while employing some of the best contemporary creatives in the business, Van Cleef & Arpels began creating a series of jaw-dropping modern automatons known as Extraordinary Objects in 2017.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
Autonomous drone swarm operations Palladyne claims that by employing sensor fusion from diverse sources, Pilot enables drones to independently and collaboratively track targets while dynamically interfacing with autopilots.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
Residents and local advocates have accused ICE of employing reckless and brutal tactics during the blitz.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Chelsea, Liverpool, and Aston Villa have been notable proponents of this setup, with last season’s total share of teams employing this system reaching its highest level for a decade.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
He was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of employing a firearm during a dangerous felony and theft of property.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
Bill Russell said officers were setting up perimeters near the jail and employing drones around the area.
—Jon Webb, Evansville Courier & Press, 22 Oct. 2025
Alfred Hitchcock crafted the perfect horror movie with Psycho, employing clever camera tricks and a wonderfully disquieting performance from Anthony Perkins to iconic effect.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employing
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But hiring Kelly, even with a good resume, always seemed like a bizarre fit at a place that is as culturally unique as any in college football.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Seminoles hiring a smaller name like Golesh would be a bit of a surprise.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Commercial company HawkEye 360 collects and processes radio frequency data from its constellation of satellites using advanced algorithms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The share of customers using delivery specifically, as opposed to picking up takeout or going to a drive-through, more than doubled from 2019 to 2024.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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Peterson is even recruiting players who would play in Lawrence well after his departure.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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Over the years, the gangs began actively recruiting younger members at Oakland High, Fremont High and Castlemont High, and began hanging out at Oakland’s San Antonio and Arroyo Viejo parks, using blue spray paint to mark their turf, authorities said.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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How crypto founders can get rich quick Crypto founders are enjoying soaring valuations as the market catches fire by utilizing secondary sales, which allow investors to purchase shares of a company from the founder itself.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
31 Oct. 2025
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By the end of last season, Ancelotti was getting frustrated with how some of his stars were losing focus and not applying their talents to the benefit of collective success.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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While individual well-being adds up to represent the happiness of a nation, Heshmati cautions against applying the study’s conclusions to your own health and risk of death from chronic disease.—
Lindsey Leake,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The narrative of the obscenely rich exploiting every link in the chain to amass more wealth — at the expense of shareholders, government banks and the people of India — was the old story.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Yet even these entities will adapt, either by exploiting visa loopholes, relying more heavily on student-to-H-1B conversions, or shifting toward the L-1 visa category, which remains unaffected by the new fee.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Employing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employing. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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