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
Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Later in 2019, the woman claims that she was physically dominated and raped by Brooks while employed for an event.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Bruce Wayne is a better athlete than most Olympic Gold medalists, but also better at forensics than the Gotham police department and better at coding than the engineers employed by Wayne Enterprises.
—Gautam Mukunda, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
If the ballot measure known as Charter Amendment FF passes, about 460 officers employed by the Police, Airport, Harbor, and Recreation and Parks departments would switch into the more generous Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions plan, or LAFPP.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Walker will want to ensure as long of a guarantee as possible to make sure he’s employed and well compensated during his decline years.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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For the Spanish-language Dracula, Universal employed a different director, actors and crew to work at night on the same sets — and in many of the same costumes — that were used during the day for the Tod Browning version that made Bela Lugosi a legend.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Later in 2019, the woman claims that she was physically dominated and raped by Brooks while employed for an event.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Bruce Wayne is a better athlete than most Olympic Gold medalists, but also better at forensics than the Gotham police department and better at coding than the engineers employed by Wayne Enterprises.
—Gautam Mukunda, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
If the ballot measure known as Charter Amendment FF passes, about 460 officers employed by the Police, Airport, Harbor, and Recreation and Parks departments would switch into the more generous Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions plan, or LAFPP.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Walker will want to ensure as long of a guarantee as possible to make sure he’s employed and well compensated during his decline years.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employed
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GovTech clients are some of the most engaged customers out there.Wietse Van Ransbeeck, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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That points to a huge push among the young male demographic to be both engaged and conservative.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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For 80% of the new DOL grants, that’s unlikely to be apprentices hired or apprenticeship programs launched.Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Some very large companies have hired in-house counsel dedicated to addressing ESG and sustainability regulations, but that does not seem to be the norm.Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Application platforms like Salesforce are typically used for internal applications.Jason Andersen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The length of a prison sentence in Arizona can depend on factors like prior convictions and whether a weapon was used, but the act would lengthen the terms regardless.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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The company prides itself on its diligent authentication process, ensuring that every item sold is 100% genuine.Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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As your wealth compounds, diligent legacy planning grows increasingly vital.Brian Niksa, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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The current findings utilized the shape memory effect of SMAs to recover the ILMs’ shape by adding heat.Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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Researchers utilized Free, Prior and Informed Consent as an indicator.Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The busy news cycle will quickly move on from Insurance-Fraud Bear, and soon this whole ordeal will fade from our collective memory, much like the many silly bear stories of yesteryear.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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Instead of visiting the range on a noisy, busy Saturday, go after work or to a private range.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
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When applied to each state’s eight individual grades used in my scorecard, this geeky math shows California’s grades had the highest deviation.Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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In the future, researchers believe similar dating methodologies could one day be applied to not just other meteorites, but planets.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Amos’ daughter also claimed that her brother had impersonated their dad in communications, disregarded his medical needs, mishandled his finances and exploited and eroded his legacy.Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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Instead, these innovations were exploited by others who saw potential.Dileep Rao, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Employed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employed. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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