as in employing
to provide with a paying job
the townspeople fee country lasses as housemaids, nurses, and cooks
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Recent Examples of feeing
Now its 2026 races could have national importance, and both Republicans and Democrats are feeing cautiously optimistic.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Being here in the city that raised me is a dope feeing and putting a Knicks jersey on is pretty surreal for me.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Being here in the city that raised me is a dope feeing and putting a Knicks jersey on is pretty surreal for me.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeing
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The show also includes looks that are really about preserving the performer’s face and employing subtle transformations via stubble or smaller prosthetic pieces.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
4 June 2026
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But luckily, Robert and Michelle King's The Good Wife spinoff is used to employing stage actors like Wendell Pierce, Carra Patterson, Christian Borle, Lindsay Mendez and Micaela Diamond.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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Advertisement Hancock had interacted with Parker professionally, hiring her for photography work.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
12 June 2026
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One of the more interesting ways that the DGA sought to protect jobs for career directors was by establishing guidelines with the studios for hiring multi-hyphenates for a single project.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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Some players such as wide receiver Davante Adams have tagged Donald on Instagram stories, making what appear to be recruiting pitches.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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In addition, the new system routes incoming calls to the closest of the county’s three call centers, switching automatically to another county center if any one should become flooded with calls, and even recruiting nearby counties in the rare event all three county centers are overwhelmed.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2026
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After signing a waiver, strapping on a helmet and paying a $30 fee, audience members can ride along in the passenger seat of a professional driver’s drift car.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Gas taxes ultimately make up just a small portion of the amount consumers are paying at the pump.—
Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
8 June 2026
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Defensins work by signaling the skin to begin a renewal process, engaging the same dormant cells the body uses during wound healing and stimulating the growth of fresh cells, Curcio said.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
10 June 2026
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Such a drone boat is supposedly capable of continuous, autonomous loiter operations in which the Corsair maintains its position while autonomously regulating power consumption and only engaging its engine when needed, according to a Saronic blog post.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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“Feeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeing. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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