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as in hiring
to provide with a paying job
a new factory that will employ 500 people
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as in using
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 employing
Part of this would be through a shift in cost share, employing state budgets to aid in covering SNAP—a program for which benefit costs have historically been covered by the federal government.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Mar. 2025
This included suspending or expelling students involved in the 2024 Hamilton Hill occupation, employing additional security staff, and ordering a review of programs related to the Middle East.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
The bank initially leased nearly 77,000 square feet of the tower on the second, third and fourth floors, and a portion of fifth floor, employing about 200 people there.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
Lattice is employing the prompt format to embed AI into its platform experience.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
This requires adopting empathetic language, delivering predictive guidance tailored to user habits, employing responsible gamification that rewards positive behaviors, using visual storytelling to clarify complex data and evolving through continuous user feedback.
—Alex Kreger, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The scouting operation for Reliance’s flagship academy in Navi Mumbai, which provides state-of-the-art facilities for 90 of the country’s best prospects, involves holding trials of thousands of players, as well as employing an army of scouts across huge swathes of the country.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, cruise companies continue to invest in more environmentally friendly innovations; recent sustainability efforts include employing robots and drones and working more closely with port communities to preserve and celebrate local culture and traditions, to everyone’s benefit.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 26 Mar. 2025
Enhancing Preparedness And Training Threat actors are increasingly employing coercive methods such as fear, humiliation and ultimatums, to threaten and con individuals.
—Etay Maor, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Mar. 2025
This included suspending or expelling students involved in the 2024 Hamilton Hill occupation, employing additional security staff, and ordering a review of programs related to the Middle East.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
The bank initially leased nearly 77,000 square feet of the tower on the second, third and fourth floors, and a portion of fifth floor, employing about 200 people there.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
Lattice is employing the prompt format to embed AI into its platform experience.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
This requires adopting empathetic language, delivering predictive guidance tailored to user habits, employing responsible gamification that rewards positive behaviors, using visual storytelling to clarify complex data and evolving through continuous user feedback.
—Alex Kreger, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The scouting operation for Reliance’s flagship academy in Navi Mumbai, which provides state-of-the-art facilities for 90 of the country’s best prospects, involves holding trials of thousands of players, as well as employing an army of scouts across huge swathes of the country.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, cruise companies continue to invest in more environmentally friendly innovations; recent sustainability efforts include employing robots and drones and working more closely with port communities to preserve and celebrate local culture and traditions, to everyone’s benefit.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 26 Mar. 2025
Enhancing Preparedness And Training Threat actors are increasingly employing coercive methods such as fear, humiliation and ultimatums, to threaten and con individuals.
—Etay Maor, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employing
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Palm Beach County needs to get a lot more serious about hiring its first new county administrator in a decade.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2025
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The board also approved unanimously a district policy that bans an employee from evaluating, hiring or working on the same campus as an immediate family member.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2025
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Related to both is a program of using challenges to solve real-world complex problems.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Anglerfish ancestors lived on the seafloor and maneuvered around using specialized stout fins, much like their close relatives the batfishes and frogfishes.—
Danielle Hall,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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That said, Crocs’ management is utilizing its strong profit margins to repurchase shares and reduce debt, having repaid $248 million in debt and spent $326 million on buybacks in 2024 so far, enhancing shareholder value.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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By utilizing customer data, such as browsing and purchase history, gaming marketplaces will be able to deliver personalized recommendations that resonate with customers while driving purchases.—
Bartosz Skwarczek,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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The Portuguese coach will be allowed in the dugout for his side’s Europa League quarter-final first leg against Manchester United on Thursday due to the sanction only applying in French competitions.—
Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Senator Mark Warner asked Greer about the 10% tariff the Administration was applying to Australia.—
Chuck Jones,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The New York Times Magazine published a critique yesterday of two documentaries that have recently been released about the use of child influencers, raising the potential that the projects may potentially be re-exploiting them.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
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Where United can hurt Lyon is by exploiting their defensive instability.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Employing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employing. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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