employs 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of employ
1
as in hires
to provide with a paying job a new factory that will employ 500 people

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2
as in uses
to put into action or service looking for a job in which she can employ her considerable writing skills

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employs

2 of 2

noun

plural of employ
as in employments
the state of being provided with a paying job while you're under our employ, you can't do outside work for our competitors

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Recent Examples of employs
Verb
The Indus basin supplies about 80% of the country's irrigated agriculture, a sector that employs 65% of the labor force and represents roughly 25% of Pakistan's gross domestic product, according to data compiled by Chatham House. — Sam Meredith,priyanka Salve, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 The sector employs more than 12,000 workers at over 1,800 firms. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Nearly 20% of the global population is neurodivergent, meaning every organization likely employs individuals with conditions like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The company employs approximately 3,500 people in Indianapolis, including a skilled UAW workforce, while supporting thousands of additional jobs through its Indiana supply chain. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 The plant has operated since 1947 producing cars and fighter jets and employs about 2,000 people. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 Today, Panda has more than 2,600 locations around the world and employs over 55,000 people. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Truist declined to disclose details about hiring targets and compensation, or how many advisors the bank employs. — Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026 Zuckerberg’s company employs 1,500 people in Ireland, Baker added, explaining that the tech executive and Chan, 41, have considered buying a home there for a while. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 27 Aug. 2026
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 But the depth of struggles beyond that must prompt some broader questions about philosophy or the type of hitters Houston employs. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employs
  1. hires
  2. uses
  3. works
  4. recruits
  5. utilizes
  6. engages
  7. applies
  8. operates
Verb
  • Shikiya’s new gig follows other recent Anonymous Content hires like Liza Burnett Fefferman as chief communications and marketing officer and Michael Sinclair as chief legal officer.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In the film, cartoon legend Coyote (who can’t speak, of course) hires a reluctant, unambitious lawyer Kevin Avery (East Bay native Will Forte) to be his mouthpiece and legal advocate.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of hires
Verb
  • Pieces must be shaped, dried, fired, glazed, fired again and tested; Przenioslo uses a community kiln and gives herself at least two months to prepare a collection.
    — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Vita uses textiles, performance and video to speak about internet culture, along with stunning visuals that incorporate their family’s Middle Eastern diaspora and history.
    — Shelley Holcomb, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of uses
Noun
  • Venezia Spotlight is the festival’s competitive section dedicated to works that showcase emerging trends and demonstrate creative originality and innovation.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Among the more than 40 films in Telluride’s main program are new works from major directors such as Martin McDonagh, Werner Herzog, Mike Leigh, Danny Boyle and Paweł Pawlikowski.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of works
Verb
  • Set against the competitive world of Fleet Street, Murdoch purchases the failing Sun and recruits Lamb, a working-class editor with a very different idea of what a newspaper can be.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In the 1990 original, Quaid played a race team owner who recruits Cole into NASCAR, while Nicole Kidman played a neurosurgeon who becomes Cole’s love interest.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of recruits
Verb
  • Columbia Sportswear utilizes proprietary Omni-Freez Zero technology, which uses special polymer rings embedded in the fabric that react with sweat to pull heat away from the body.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The paradigm actually utilizes data loss and environmental decoherence to identify the most optimal computational solutions.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of utilizes
Verb
  • Land facing uphill and one spine engages; land facing downhill and the other does the job without the need for a pilot to calculate the perfect approach angle.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Specifically, the District engages parents to facilitate the logistical implementation of religious excusals under SB 1049.
    — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of engages
Verb
  • To test whether this applies to quantum objects too, the scientists needed to carry out the same experiment on a quantum object.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The same principle applies to optical fiber sensing, just with much greater sensitivity.
    — Pawel Maniewski, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of applies
Verb
  • Beauty, where product development operates at warp speed comparatively, the beauty executive knows which categories can be fast-tracked to market and which need more time.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Both were familiar with the Plaza’s owners, the company which owns and operates Dallas’s historic high-end shopping district, Highland Park Village.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of operates

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“Employs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employs. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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