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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
Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Fruitist supplies over 12,500 retail stores across 28 countries—including Walmart, Whole Foods, and Costco—and employs about 1,200 people globally.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
He’s been known to use low folding screens as camouflage for radiators, and all sizes as room dividers—a trick Wilson employs as well.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Samsung employs a somewhat comparable method, and the use of optical sensors to judge hypertension has been the subject of numerous studies, readable online.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Seeing Laura’s discomfort with her, Cherry employs her feminine wiles to cause a fracture in Laura and Daniel’s connection.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
However, Apple employs titanium for the iPhone Air's frame, which should help its strength.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Founded in 1886, the company now employs about 13,000 people, with about 2,000 of them based in Racine County.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The company employs 53,000 workers worldwide.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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The transatlantic defense alliance employs the principle that an attack on one is an attack on all.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Fruitist supplies over 12,500 retail stores across 28 countries—including Walmart, Whole Foods, and Costco—and employs about 1,200 people globally.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
He’s been known to use low folding screens as camouflage for radiators, and all sizes as room dividers—a trick Wilson employs as well.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Samsung employs a somewhat comparable method, and the use of optical sensors to judge hypertension has been the subject of numerous studies, readable online.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Seeing Laura’s discomfort with her, Cherry employs her feminine wiles to cause a fracture in Laura and Daniel’s connection.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
However, Apple employs titanium for the iPhone Air's frame, which should help its strength.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Founded in 1886, the company now employs about 13,000 people, with about 2,000 of them based in Racine County.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The company employs 53,000 workers worldwide.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employs
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BlueCrew hires warehouse workers in about two dozen cities, primarily located in California, Texas, Utah, Florida, Texas and Illinois.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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One of the people who hires Arj off the app is Jeff, a rich and stereotypical tech bro, played by Seth Rogen.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
7 Sep. 2025
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The hurricane center uses only the top four or five highest-performing models to help make its forecasts.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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At the WellChild Awards in London on Monday, May 8, Harry, 40, chatted with 13-year-old Grace Tutt, a Special Recognition winner who uses a wheelchair following a bus crash.—
Erin Hill,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Every year, in partnership with CareerWise Colorado, Pinnacol recruits high school juniors and seniors into a three-year apprenticeship program designed to progressively build skills and experience in any of nine business and technology pathways.—
Andy Tonsing,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Getting recruits up to standard isn't cheap.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Morgan is paired with Detective Karadec (Daniel Sunjata) — cue the romantic tension — and utilizes her photographic memory and life experience to bring an unconventional perspective to his caseload.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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In only nine months, the young researchers reportedly built the prototype machine, which utilizes a rotating laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) system to print cylindrical metal parts significantly faster than conventional systems.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Joining the collection soon will be new site-specific works created by the artist collective RojoNegro (composed of Noé Martínez and María Sosa), sculptor Max Hooper Schneider and poet, artist and chef Precious Okoyomon.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Through her Art Bridges Foundation, Walton has spent more than $500 million acquiring and loaning out works of American art to more than 230 museums across the country since the nonprofit’s founding in 2016.—
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Developed by AeroVironment, the 20kW LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) identifies, tracks, and engages a wide variety of targets with hard-kill high energy laser.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Strength and toning also come with the territory since every serve, spike and block engages the legs, shoulders, arms and core.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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The expiring boost, implemented in Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act under former President Joe Biden, applies to 22 million of the 24 million low- and middle-income Americans with plans through the ACA marketplace.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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No, Spotify's Lossless Listening only applies to music streamed on the app, Spotify engineer John Cieslik-Bridgen told USA TODAY.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The film operates under the Primetime banner, neurodivergent actor-producer Victoria Emslie’s platform dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices across disability, gender, global majority and sexuality spectrums.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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Build a team that operates without you.—
Guy Peixoto,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Employs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employs. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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