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employs

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

Example Sentences

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More than a third of the 40 people Steiger employs in Switzerland are foreign nationals.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The retail industry employs about 15.5 million people, and restaurants about 12.4 million, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

It directly employs roughly 1,600 staff, many of them previously laid off.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Amazon employs 75,000 people in the UK, half of whom come straight from education or unemployment, according to Boumphrey.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

"Rose Johnson is a teacher here," she informs Dr. Williams, as if he doesn't know the school employs Shanti's other grandmother.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins