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
Ellise Shafer, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
According to his lawsuit, Doe was employed by a private security firm in 2007, when he was asked to work at one of Combs’ White Parties at the producer’s estate in East Hampton, New York.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
While in college, he was employed as a head counselor in the Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies Program from May through September of 2019.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
It's been employed to move information from place to place by means of fiber optic cables for decades.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
They may be produced by the client or by staff employed by The Week.
—theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
As of its latest annual report, Lionsgate employed 1,500 staffers worldwide.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
But the growers who employed the guest workers continued to fight back, and the final outcome was still being debated in Congress.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Nov. 2024
This means, in practical terms, that link redirectors including URL protection services and link shorteners, are employed along with the abuse of legitimate and trusted sites.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Verb
In 2007, Doe said he was employed at the private security firm that was hired to work the party.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
According to his lawsuit, Doe was employed by a private security firm in 2007, when he was asked to work at one of Combs’ White Parties at the producer’s estate in East Hampton, New York.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
While in college, he was employed as a head counselor in the Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies Program from May through September of 2019.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
It's been employed to move information from place to place by means of fiber optic cables for decades.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
They may be produced by the client or by staff employed by The Week.
—theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
As of its latest annual report, Lionsgate employed 1,500 staffers worldwide.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
But the growers who employed the guest workers continued to fight back, and the final outcome was still being debated in Congress.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Nov. 2024
This means, in practical terms, that link redirectors including URL protection services and link shorteners, are employed along with the abuse of legitimate and trusted sites.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employed
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Now in their 30s, Bieber is married to model Hailey Bieber, and Gomez recently became engaged to music producer Benny Blanco.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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By creating a supportive, educated and engaged environment, leaders can seamlessly embed wellness into the workplace routine.John Graham Harper, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Pennsylvania attorney Thomas Dickey has been hired to lead the defense of Luigi Mangione, who was arrested and charged on Monday in last week's killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Human Rights Watch earlier this month urged FIFA to reject the Saudi bid because the nation has not committed to protecting the migrant laborers that will likely be hired to build the massive infrastructure needed to host such a tournament.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The drone was used initially to communicate with the child.Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Creating Employee-Forward Workplaces There have been a number of major changes post-Covid-19 pandemic to how offices are both designed and used.Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Some 20 years later, another Times writer, sounding like an anti-DEI whiner, wrote approvingly about diligent Indians grateful for free schooling and medical services, and disapprovingly about the Indians who weren’t.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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The co-worker said the baby’s father was a diligent worker but somewhat odd.Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Your body feels the cue for how the space is intended to be utilized.Julie Kratz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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How was the space utilized—for collaboration or independent work?Julie Kratz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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After a slow and frustrating start to the week missing out on Juan Soto and Fried, the Red Sox were busy on Wednesday.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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The park has been gradually reopening since July 2022, and weekends are busy enough that rangers urge visitors to make parking reservations at least a day ahead (details below).Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Then, assess what the metric tells you to determine where changes would best be applied.Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In addition to further support for housing and local governments, expanding the consumption subsidies applied to automobiles/electric vehicles/hybrid and home appliances to consumer electronics, textiles, and restaurant dining would be logical.Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Report Notes Staffing Problem The task force found that Thomas Crooks, the gunman in Butler, Pennsylvania, exploited security gaps caused by insufficient staffing and resources.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Guan and his team then decided to write malware that exploited this security flaw to infect roughly 81,000 firewall devices around the world in a three-day period.Sam Sabin, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Employed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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