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.
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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.
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Kristian Winfield,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeing
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The case garnered national interest because Oregon's new law targets the loopholes large staffing firms have been employing to circumvent state corporate medicine laws.
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The metaphor of a ‘wall of separation’ At the same time, religious reformers were employing concepts of walls, hedges or other barriers to ensure that the secular and religious realms remained apart.
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Mizuho Americas analyst Dan Dolev told the Journal that the majority of these cuts probably trace to a post-pandemic hiring correction rather than AI itself.
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An American brand can open a local Hong Kong dollar account, a Vietnamese dong account, or a Portuguese euro account without ever setting up a foreign legal entity, leasing an office or hiring a single local employee.
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Some teachers received more than $4,000 in bonuses for recruiting students for trips.
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Phase 3 Study 304 data in men is expected in the second half of 2026, and Phase 3 Study 306 in women is actively recruiting.
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Not trade unions, which ought to realize licensure reform will ultimately lead to more dues-paying members.
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No other white author of the late 19th century engaged so fully with the Black community, whether in promoting the Fisk Jubilee Singers or paying expenses for a Black student at Yale Law School.
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The resulting arguments, trolling and nasty exchanges can signal to the algorithm that the content is engaging, prompting it to show those posts to even more people who are likely to react and further amplify the conversation.
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Discussions around liability, whether privilege applies, compliance, discoverability and oversight are leaving the legal team and engaging boardroom stakeholders.
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“Feeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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