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as in hires
to provide with a paying job
a new factory that will employ 500 people
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as in uses
to put into action or service
looking for a job in which she can employ her considerable writing skills
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as in employments
the state of being provided with a paying job
while you're under our employ, you can't do outside work for our competitors
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Recent Examples of employs
Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Currently, Zhang’s shop employs about 20 dim sum chefs.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
The Scotch whisky industry employs around 40,000 people in Scotland, where whisky accounted for 23% of all goods exports in 2025.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Spanning 58,000 square feet, the facility currently employs more than 200 workers and is expected to expand further as production scales.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
The program employs 29 people from the Gary community.
—Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
North America’s micromobility industry employs over 8,200 people.
—Harry Bubbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Nvidia, which employs thousands of engineers, has plans to double its current workforce to 75,000 employees over the next decade.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Much of the video employs LiDAR remote sensing, quantum ghost imaging, 3D modeling photogrammetry, and thermal cameras, as means of reappropriating contemporary forms of surveillance and control.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
But the depth of struggles beyond that must prompt some broader questions about philosophy or the type of hitters Houston employs.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
This elliptical, enigmatic sentence, with its palindromic form (not unlike that of the Heart Sutra), signals the main thrust of Pau’s work, which employs structures of looping, repetition, and recursion to explore the space of ambiguity and uncertainty.
—Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Currently, Zhang’s shop employs about 20 dim sum chefs.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
The Scotch whisky industry employs around 40,000 people in Scotland, where whisky accounted for 23% of all goods exports in 2025.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Spanning 58,000 square feet, the facility currently employs more than 200 workers and is expected to expand further as production scales.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
The program employs 29 people from the Gary community.
—Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
North America’s micromobility industry employs over 8,200 people.
—Harry Bubbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Nvidia, which employs thousands of engineers, has plans to double its current workforce to 75,000 employees over the next decade.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Much of the video employs LiDAR remote sensing, quantum ghost imaging, 3D modeling photogrammetry, and thermal cameras, as means of reappropriating contemporary forms of surveillance and control.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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
But the depth of struggles beyond that must prompt some broader questions about philosophy or the type of hitters Houston employs.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employs
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This news soon wings its way to Irv Ravitz (Tibor Feldman), the magazine’s publisher, who hires her to be Runway’s features editor.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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The board also hires the district's superintendent, who reports directly to the board and oversees the district's day-to-day operations.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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For Love in the Time of Cholera, 1989, for instance, Pau uses early Picture-in-Picture (PiP) technology to frame clips from Zuni’s 1988 October/Decameron stage performance, which then float, rotate, and cascade across the screen.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Upstairs, in the bubble gum-pink Powder Room, Shahniani keeps his drag costumes, made by his favorite dressmaker, Kelsey Swarthout, who uses upcycled Disney sheets in her designs.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Andy recruits her as an ally, getting Emily to convince her billionaire boyfriend, Benji (Justin Theroux), to buy Runway and prevent mass layoffs.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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The firm recruits tenants from the State Attorney’s Office, police and fire departments, and hospitals, and 70% of residents are civil servants, the partners say.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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The facility utilizes clean energy and will not produce any off-site emissions, according to proposal documents.—
Sofi Zeman
May 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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Clustering containers in a way that utilizes varying plant types and heights in a way that mimics the verticality of natural habits isn’t strictly about aesthetics.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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The city is home to several in-the-works multi-million dollar developments, and is an attractive place for people looking to move to Parker County for its spacious land and proximity to successful school districts.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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Like Ando’s architecture, Turrell makes the kind of immersive, site-specific art people travel great distances for, and Benesse has commissioned several of the American artist’s works, the rest of which can be found at the Chichu Art Museum.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Plugging the metal end of the hose into the inlet engages the vacuum’s motor, turning the machine on; when the hose is unplugged, the system shuts itself off.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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Getting outside and doing hands-on learning is more engaging than sitting in a classroom passively learning by lecture, because active learning engages more regions of the brain, resulting in better understanding and retention of concepts.—
Shelley Mitchell,
The Conversation,
23 Apr. 2026
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The automatic discount also applies to all purchases made on the Free People app—no minimum purchase required.—
Hannah Chubb,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Apr. 2026
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Even once the standard is set, the 2027 deadline applies to creating the rule, not putting the technology in cars right away.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The program, which operates in fifty-five communities around the country, works with tens of thousands of young people.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Farming has always been a challenging endeavor, one that operates at the whim of external forces but with little margin for setbacks.—
The Virginian Pilot And Daily Press Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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“Employs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employs. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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