employed 1 of 2

adjective

as in engaged
involved in often constant activity insisted that the children be employed in some useful activity, even during school vacations

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employed

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verb

past tense of employ
1
as in hired
to provide with a paying job a new factory that will employ 500 people

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2
as in used
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 employed
Verb
The Dispatch reported that an EMCC Athletics representative would not confirm whether Stephens remains employed by the school in another capacity. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Chicago police employed 1,102 total detectives as of May 2023, and 1,163 as of last week. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 These are questions for future missions, but the tidal tomography technique could be employed for other worlds too, from Mercury to the large moons of Jupiter. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026 The regimes that employed Elwood gave rise to a decade of violence and instability in the Middle East, the aftershocks of which are still being felt. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 Getty Images The Atlanta Braves have employed countless players throughout their long history, from Hall of Fame stars to short-term contributors whose careers in Atlanta were measured in only a handful of appearances. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Johnson was the best offensive weapon the Chiefs employed Friday. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 Milwaukee Public Schools said in a statement that the school learned of the allegations in August, and Partee is no longer employed with the school district. — Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2026 According to the filing, Netflix employed an average of 342 staff in the UK in 2025, up from 263 the year before. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employed
  1. engaged
  2. hired
  3. used
  4. diligent
  5. recruited
  6. utilized
  7. busy
  8. applied
Adjective
  • Smythson Bride-To-Be Soho Notebook Wedding season may be coming to a close, but this notebook is a perfect gift to help give engaged couples a place to plan out their nuptials for the coming year.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Families speak not only about how their children are more engaged in school, but happier and more hopeful about their future.
    — Grant Oliphant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of engaged
Verb
  • In December, Nvidia bought assets from the AI chip startup for about $20 billion in its largest deal on record and hired Groq founder Jonathan Ross, president Sunny Madra and a group of engineers.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The spike in arrests comes as the agency, infused with billions of dollars last summer by Congress, has also hired 12,000 new deportation officers and investigative agents.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of hired
Verb
  • Bleach should never be used on a mattress, even if it’s diluted.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Even so, Wemlinger says the combo was used in much the same way throughout the home.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of used
Adjective
  • More recently, diligent and passionate biologists, chemists, and experts from other disciplines have used technology for contemporary experiments that reveal a spectrum of plant consciousness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Dark circles happen, acne pops up, and dark spots can even appear despite diligent sunscreen use.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of diligent
Verb
  • Summary Canadian universities have successfully recruited 64 international scholars, 48 from top American institutions like Harvard and MIT.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Serving as the territory’s secretary of education between 2013 and 2017, overseeing all of its public schools from kindergarten through high school, he was recruited to Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 as a teacher.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of recruited
Verb
  • Daily cargo operations The limestone transported by MV Yampu will be utilized to produce cement for homes, schools, hospitals, roads and other infrastructure in Victoria and South Australia.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Toronto utilized seven pitchers in a bullpen game and registered eight strikeouts.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of utilized
Adjective
  • The system would also allow the city to change rates on weekends or during the busy season.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Frankfurt Airport is considered Germany’s busiest in terms of the volume of passengers.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of busy
Verb
  • The country applied to join the EU in 2009 in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.
    — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • If lime is needed to adjust the pH of the soil, it should be applied at least 1 month before reseeding.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of applied

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“Employed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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