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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
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2025
The Balmain name employs a fraction of the percentage of what bigger-name luxury houses would employ.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
That system then employs copilots and agentic AI to handle myriad tasks inside an organization.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
The Fort Worth plant employs 100 people currently, but could expand to as many as 500 when the building reaches max capacity, Rosenthal said.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
Foxconn, a Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturer, has a Zhengzhou plant that alone employs roughly 350,000 workers, produces up to 500,000 iPhones a day, and helps drive large-scale economic growth in central China.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
The transatlantic defense alliance employs the principle that an attack on one is an attack on all.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 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
However, Apple employs titanium for the iPhone Air's frame, which should help its strength.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Meanwhile, over at Castle Leathers, Davina employs Julia to try to get Brian to see reason and stop his quest to go save Ellen.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2025
The Balmain name employs a fraction of the percentage of what bigger-name luxury houses would employ.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
That system then employs copilots and agentic AI to handle myriad tasks inside an organization.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
The Fort Worth plant employs 100 people currently, but could expand to as many as 500 when the building reaches max capacity, Rosenthal said.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
Foxconn, a Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturer, has a Zhengzhou plant that alone employs roughly 350,000 workers, produces up to 500,000 iPhones a day, and helps drive large-scale economic growth in central China.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
The transatlantic defense alliance employs the principle that an attack on one is an attack on all.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 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
However, Apple employs titanium for the iPhone Air's frame, which should help its strength.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employs
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This kind of playbook can not only preserve early learnings but also give future sales hires a clear blueprint to follow.—
Muhammad Nabeel Shamim,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Earth hires a mercenary company that gamifies the eviction process.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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In addition to Western guests, CGTN also uses Western news anchors and correspondents, giving the network an even more legitimate appearance.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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The fund’s performance in the first seven months of the year — the most recent Boston Partners has made available on its performance — has comfortably outperformed that of the MSCI World Index, which its management team uses as a comparative benchmark index.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ned successfully recruits to the reporting team secondary characters such as Nicole from circulation, Detrick from advertising, Travis from sales, and Adelola and Adam from accounting.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Mercor, a smaller rival that recruits PhDs and other experts to train models for AI labs, saw an immediate opening.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Get creative and make a handmade sign to add texture and traditional autumnal colors for a fall front porch idea that utilizes the vertical space next to your door.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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More physical merchants are accepting Bitcoin, as shown on BTCMap, a company that utilizes open-source mapping to track which merchants currently accept Bitcoin.—
Roger Huang,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Yet on this evening, the four women—a German, a Pole, a Belgian and a Frenchwoman—were playing Beethoven’s masterpiece, clandestinely since Jewish musicians were not considered worthy of playing such magnificent German works and were doing so just for their own pleasure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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The addition of an Emerging Artist Competition—sponsored by the Art in Black Foundation—will provide national recognition and cash awards to rising talent, with winning works featured during the summit itself.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Neuroscience Of Winning Sports fandom engages the brain’s pleasure and pain centers, mirroring the highs and lows of actual personal triumphs and failures.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Playing an instrument, in particular, engages every facet of your brain.—
Ayana Underwood,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Goldilocks principle applies to ensuring that the soup is not too hot and not too cold.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The announcement applies to all the military services and is the latest in a series of restrictions after years of military services loosening the rules on how troops can look, often at the request of service members themselves.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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The company operates sprawling businesses across retail, cloud computing, advertising, and other areas.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Russian government operates about half of the 210 total facilities, the report found.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Employs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employs. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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