employments

noun

plural of employment
1
as in applications
the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose the employment of the kitchen oven as a storage cupboard had predictably disastrous results

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2
as in occupations
the activity by which one regularly makes a living his regular employment is that of a restaurant waiter, but he always identifies himself as an actor

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3
as in employs
the state of being provided with a paying job the parents tried to convey to their adult son the joys of steady employment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employments
  1. applications
  2. occupations
  3. employs
  4. uses
  5. professions
  6. appointments
  7. exercises
  8. vocations
Noun
  • Its experimental results could help determine whether fast-spectrum molten chloride reactors can progress toward practical applications, including future maritime power systems.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Linda Kern, a Cornell alum who has been a college admissions counselor for eight years, hasn’t had any students bring up the Cornell case, nor have any decided to toss their applications.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of applications
Noun
  • Roughly 40% of workers in healthcare support, food service, farming, fishing, forestry, construction and repair occupations hold NDCs.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The differences became more pronounced when participants named other occupations and activities.
    — Gustavo E. Fischman, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of occupations
Noun
  • Calculating the interest-earning potential of a high-yield savings or money market account over the short term is relatively straightforward, since the variable rate each employs isn't likely to move dramatically in just a few months.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • Micron did not respond Thursday to questions about how many workers Crucial employs and whether they will be laid off or land jobs elsewhere at the company.
    — Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
Definition of employs
Noun
  • Instagram direct messages to a University of Miami football player that included rape imagery, violent slavery imagery, three uses of the N-word and two uses of a homophobic slur are under investigation by the Florida Bar.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Ice scoop stored between uses with handle in contact with the ice.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of uses
Noun
  • A lot of guys have been doing it a long time, and a lot of people have hard professions, and everybody does.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Sallie Mae Student Loan Loan types Undergraduate, graduate, Master's, PhD, MBA, law school, medical school, health professions, dental school, medical and dental residency loans, bar study loans.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of professions
Noun
  • Side effects may also occur and should be addressed through follow-up appointments.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • As a kid, Havi Nguyen sometimes missed school to translate at doctor’s appointments, and was managing Medicaid paperwork for herself and her sisters, on behalf of their parents who’d immigrated from Vietnam.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of appointments
Noun
  • That meant a lot of exercises that required holding a position for long periods of time.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For many nations, such exercises speak to cooperation and readiness.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of exercises
Noun
  • Businesspeople have visited schools to help students explore other routes, including community college and vocations such as HVAC technicians.
    — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
  • The article suggests that true mastery comes not from avoiding mistakes, but from operating at the edge of one's capacity, much like in demanding vocations such as sports or diving.
    — Ulrik Juul Christensen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of vocations
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“Employments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employments. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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