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
Andy Sabin, a metals executive from East Hampton who owns nine homes and dozens of acres in the area, employs a team of five full-time workers to maintain his properties. — Ben Kesslen, Curbed, 29 June 2026 Antares Nuclear’s Mark-0 employs sodium heat pipes that passively transfer heat away from the reactor core without using power. — Idaho Statesman, 25 June 2026 Alyse Lopez-Salm, who lives in a small North Carolina town close to the military base that employs her husband, is one of the 35 million Americans who work from home. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 29 June 2026 The company employs over 240 people and offers a range of aviation maintenance, training, and operational services in addition to its airtanker program. — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2026 Founded in 1989, the Georgetown plant, dubbed Toyota Kentucky, currently employs about 10,000 Kentuckians. — Olivia Cyrus, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 June 2026 The company also employs proprietary valuation tools, including a Hermès pricing index, to monitor market movements and identify optimal sale opportunities. — Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Riles’s company now employs 18 people, and as of May, the company’s grown 43% year over year, according to John Helms, director of sales and business insights, clocking slightly over $10 million in revenue in 2025. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026 LeBron James and Anthony Davis are reportedly both interested in coming to the Bay Area, and both just so happen to be represented by the same agency – Klutch Sports Group – that Green also employs. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
Noun
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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employs
  1. hires
  2. uses
  3. works
  4. recruits
  5. utilizes
  6. engages
  7. applies
  8. operates
Verb
  • Christoph Waltz voices Max, the film director who hires the Minions to act in his films during the 1920s.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 July 2026
  • Exposing city taxpayers to potential liability when CVI hires return to their past ways, which is known to happen, is extraordinarily misguided.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Definition of hires
Verb
  • Summer uses a family trip to a Caribbean resort to cause chaos and sabotage the relationship.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Unlike conventional ion traps that rely on oscillating radio-frequency fields, the Penning trap uses static electric and magnetic fields.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of uses
Noun
  • Yet despite several of these being substantial works by some of our most noted and venturesome composers, few bicentennial commissions have survived.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Today, over 100 works by artists like François Boucher, Giulio Carpioni, Henri Strésor, and Jacob Marrel are spread across the corridors, restaurants and bars visible to all visitors—the tried and tested, with a fresh twist.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Definition of works
Verb
  • Interim work is often temporary cover while a company recruits a permanent hire.
    — Sue Mysko, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Van Der Werf recruits unemployed or underemployed Europeans as young as 18-years-old, into a five-week boot camp run by military veterans to teach teamwork, strength, and discipline.
    — Richard Morgan, Time, 29 June 2026
Definition of recruits
Verb
  • The underlying design utilizes a High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor framework that Valar Atomics refers to as its Numenor architecture.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
  • His company has developed a noninvasive technology system, called Edison, which utilizes histotripsy—sound waves that destroy tumors from the inside—to treat cancer and other conditions.
    — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of utilizes
Verb
  • Gamification, where guests recreate and even judge these meals, deeply engages the audience.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Close-Grip Push-Ups This exercise not only engages the triceps, but also your chest muscles to improve overall strength.
    — RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 1 July 2026
Definition of engages
Verb
  • West Virginia’s ban also applies at every level of competition, but only from middle school through college.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The same process applies for minors if all living parents agree to the name change.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of applies
Verb
  • The company operates another rideshare series as well, called Bandwagon, which has launched four missions to date.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 July 2026
  • Trent operates fast fashion stores primarily in India under the brands Westside and Zudio.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of operates

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