employments

noun

plural of employment
1
as in applications
the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose the employment of the kitchen oven as a storage cupboard had predictably disastrous results

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2
as in occupations
the activity by which one regularly makes a living his regular employment is that of a restaurant waiter, but he always identifies himself as an actor

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3
as in employs
the state of being provided with a paying job the parents tried to convey to their adult son the joys of steady employment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employments
  1. applications
  2. occupations
  3. employs
  4. uses
  5. professions
  6. appointments
  7. exercises
  8. vocations
Noun
  • That material would act as a physical barrier between separate coating applications, preventing adhesion failures when the coatings overlap.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
  • The company also suggests that compact nuclear systems could reduce dependence on diesel generators and help lower greenhouse gas emissions in off-grid applications.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of applications
Noun
  • Meanwhile, demand for workers in occupations facing the largest shortages, from skilled trades to certain healthcare roles, is only going to grow.
    — Svenja Gudell, Fortune, 18 July 2026
  • Researchers chose the community because the women had lived remarkably similar lives, sharing comparable housing, nutrition and healthcare, along with similar occupations and social environments.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of occupations
Noun
  • Calculating the interest-earning potential of a high-yield savings or money market account over the short term is relatively straightforward, since the variable rate each employs isn't likely to move dramatically in just a few months.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • Micron did not respond Thursday to questions about how many workers Crucial employs and whether they will be laid off or land jobs elsewhere at the company.
    — Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
Definition of employs
Noun
  • Then there’s KeraFactor, a no-needle synthetic peptide complex, which is ideal after transplant surgeries, among other uses.
    — Ramona Saviss, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
  • Nearly half of all mall redevelopments now include at least three different uses on one site, and roughly the same share include housing, according to JLL research reported by ICSC.
    — Arthur Zackiewicz, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Definition of uses
Noun
  • By eliminating these roles, companies also risk removing traditional paths into professions.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • Communities as distinct as Mexicans and Peruvians are overrepresented in blue-collar professions compared with non-Latino Americans.
    — Jack Herrera, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
Definition of professions
Noun
  • The positions require Senate confirmation, except in temporary appointments.
    — Gene Johnson, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Medical-tourism concierges can arrange everything from virtual consultations and physician vetting to airport transfers, translators, hotel stays, private nurses, lymphatic massages and postoperative appointments.
    — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of appointments
Noun
  • An easy way to keep your bones strong is doing weight-bearing exercises.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 July 2026
  • The site is structured specifically to transition complex hardware designs into standardized mass-production exercises.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
Definition of exercises
Noun
  • Businesspeople have visited schools to help students explore other routes, including community college and vocations such as HVAC technicians.
    — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
  • The article suggests that true mastery comes not from avoiding mistakes, but from operating at the edge of one's capacity, much like in demanding vocations such as sports or diving.
    — Ulrik Juul Christensen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
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