employs

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make use of v.
give money in exchange for work performed v.

VERB

make use of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apply engage exploit handle occupy operate spend use utilize

STRONG

bestow exercise exert fill manipulate

WEAK

bring to bear keep busy put to use take up use up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be lazy surrender yield

STRONG

take

WEAK

fire ignore lay off let go misuse shun unemploy

VERB

give money in exchange for work performed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

engage enlist hire retain

STRONG

commission contract ink obtain place procure secure

WEAK

bring on board come on board contract for put on sign on sign up take on truck with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discharge fire let go release shun

STRONG

forfeit lose

WEAK

ignore lay off misuse unemploy

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employs

The firm, which employs 39,000 people worldwide, reported below-target growth and a slight drop in net profits last year, in part because of US tariffs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Pollard, whose business only employs one other person, said she had received "horrendous" abuse online from disappointed guests who thought she was responsible for the fake reservations for properties that did not exist.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Mound, 31, employs around 35 people in his Boston-based company, founded in 2020, and wants to triple his head count in five years.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Oakland-based non-profit employs about 180,000 people in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Mad-Eye Moody, however, looks responsible and kindly when set beside the part- human Dumbledore employs to teach Care of Magical Creatures.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling