as in engaged
involved in often constant activity
insisted that the children be employed in some useful activity, even during school vacations
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as in hired
to provide with a paying job
a new factory that will employ 500 people
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as in used
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 employed
Kate Perez, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
The owner of Joe Gibbs Racing — which has employed Hamlin as a driver for decades — has lost two sons in his lifetime.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
The law names city, county, and other local agencies, as well as federal law enforcement agencies, but notably does not include law enforcement officers employed by the state, creating a distinction that the judge found discriminatory against federal agents.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
By the time Souders and Jennie moved into the nearby YWCA, Anderson was managing the Dunbar for its owner, a local attorney who, perhaps by coincidence, worked frequently with the woman who employed and lived with Souders’ aunts Margaret and Douvia on Washington Boulevard.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors previously confirmed Wynn was employed at the time as a violence interrupter with the District’s Cure the Streets program, which works to prevent gun violence by mediating conflicts in high-risk communities.
—7news Wjla, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
Players Era has employed multiple contracting structures for its two-year-old event.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Eight thousand of those no longer employed were directly responsible for processing returns and answering questions.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The couple employed local craftsmen to clear the area and built two terraces supported by drystone walls using the same techniques once employed for cultivating capers.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
Rerouting the current $17,670 adoption tax credit to married parents for each of their own newborns, as long as one parent is employed.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
The owner of Joe Gibbs Racing — which has employed Hamlin as a driver for decades — has lost two sons in his lifetime.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
The law names city, county, and other local agencies, as well as federal law enforcement agencies, but notably does not include law enforcement officers employed by the state, creating a distinction that the judge found discriminatory against federal agents.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
By the time Souders and Jennie moved into the nearby YWCA, Anderson was managing the Dunbar for its owner, a local attorney who, perhaps by coincidence, worked frequently with the woman who employed and lived with Souders’ aunts Margaret and Douvia on Washington Boulevard.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors previously confirmed Wynn was employed at the time as a violence interrupter with the District’s Cure the Streets program, which works to prevent gun violence by mediating conflicts in high-risk communities.
—7news Wjla, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
Players Era has employed multiple contracting structures for its two-year-old event.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Eight thousand of those no longer employed were directly responsible for processing returns and answering questions.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The couple employed local craftsmen to clear the area and built two terraces supported by drystone walls using the same techniques once employed for cultivating capers.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employed
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Our divisions are constantly nudged, magnified, monetized, and weaponized by systems that profit from keeping us emotionally engaged and perpetually agitated.—
Joe Palaggi,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2026
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Reality Steve also reported that Miguel has since gotten engaged to another woman not from Love Is Blind Season 10.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Daily News first reported investigators served a search warrant on at least one SaferWatch employee after the company hired the brother of two of former Mayor Adams’ top deputies as a consultant.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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The body is cleaned and prepared in the Muslim tradition, as the family takes one last look before the burial, while hired men recite the Koran.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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In 2004, when China used a similar amount of energy per person as India does now, coal was about ten times cheaper than solar.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Another internal document Lanier showed from YouTube suggested that the video streaming platform be used as a short-term digital babysitter while parents cook, clean or do laundry.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The cases placed a spotlight on homeschooling, but some advocates said that homeschool parents are largely highly diligent about educating their children and should not be penalized for the other cases.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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The diligent work of our law enforcement partners time and again uncovers those attempting to hide behind a computer screen.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Recently, Tasic, a neuroscientist and genomicist at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, and her collaborators recruited artificial intelligence for the sorting and mapmaking effort.—
Amber Dance,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Feb. 2026
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In a statement, the FSB alleged that Korba was recruited, trained and sent to Russia by the SBU in August 2025.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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This is a Federal Issue due to the amount of resources being utilized, including rivers and aquifers that span multiple states.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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In the costuming department, the show utilized more than 1,000 yards of fabric and 1/2 mile of fringe with 90 types of fabrics represented.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Lately, Chalamet has been busy moving beyond movie promotion and hitting the Oscars campaign trail following his best actor nomination for Marty Supreme.—
Christi Carras,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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This can be a place of refuge after a busy day of new experiences or from the bustling pool deck.—
Megan duBois,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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No uniform criteria applied based on services or caseloads.—
Raynee Howell,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Feb. 2026
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Each transaction carries a trace of the rules applied, which Mercans portrays as crucial for auditability and corporate governance in multinational environments.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Employed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employed. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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