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 Bad Idea by Chito x OTW by Vans Half Cab employs both an abundance of colors and original work from the Korean airbrush artist Wreckpack. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 Davidson employs police officers who carry guns, wear body armor and train to confront dangerous people. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026 The film employs the style of comedy that the star used in such previous features as 2006’s Borat and its 2020 sequel, along with 2009’s Brüno, in which unsuspecting individuals become the focus of social commentary. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026 Training 52,000 workers Spirit employs more than 52,000 people during the season, and many come back every year. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026 Craig estimated that the business, a nonunion shop, employs about 100 people now and will likely reach 200 workers in coming months. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 The company employs around 685 people in Telford, including 35 at the new facility. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026 And when a trillion-dollar company receives generous tax incentives for a building that employs relatively few permanent workers, local officials are entitled to ask what their constituents are getting. — Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The city has grown 15% over the past 15 years but employs roughly the same number of workers. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 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
  • This becomes especially important when a business enters another state, hires employees in a new jurisdiction, changes its legal structure or begins working with international customers and suppliers.
    — Prasanna Kumar, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • GoCardless hires graduates from any discipline but still encourages them to qualify as accountants and pays for the exams.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of hires
Verb
  • The researchers focused on molten salt reactors, an advanced nuclear reactor design that uses molten salts in its operation.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • And uses the appropriate singular word for each when addressing just one.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of uses
Noun
  • See his portraits—and relive the concert’s joyous celebration of one of musical theater’s most groundbreaking and influential works—below.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Sam Wasson, one of Hollywood’s preeminent historians and biographers, has published searching books on the lives and works of Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Mazursky, Blake Edwards and Roman Polanski.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of works
Verb
  • Georgia, a perennial top-10 program and national championship contender, typically recruits passers of Matthew Stafford-level pedigree.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Pursuit recruits through the New York City Housing Authority, the public library system, local labor departments and community groups, and plans to add small business associations.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of recruits
Verb
  • This sleek device intelligently studies your daily temperature preferences and utilizes adaptive eco-settings to save energy automatically.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Gosling is in every scene of the 156-minute movie, and he’s called upon to play every note on the tonal scale in a performance that utilizes his razor-sharp comic timing before moving into emotionally devastating registers.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of utilizes
Verb
  • Skechers said the campus will serve as the new headquarters for the Friendship foundation, which engages more than 5,000 students, participants and volunteers across Los Angeles Country.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike the Vienna Philharmonic, which has no music director and engages only guest conductors, Berlin is led by a single musician with a distinct personality.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of engages
Verb
  • The act applies to event tickets for public concerts, theater shows, sporting events and similar activities at venues with a capacity of over 200 seats.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Once a community applies to manage an area, the state can no longer authorize new concessions — such as those for salmon-farming facilities — within it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of applies
Verb
  • The company says its sodium-ion platform operates with passive cooling, eliminating the need for those systems.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Technically not in Lofoten, but well worth extending your trip for, Kvitnes Gard is a historic estate in Hadsel, Vesterålen, that operates as a 15-room farm hotel.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of operates

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