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in place

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employed adj.
engaged adj.
jobholding adj.
ready adj.

ADJECTIVE

employed

Synonyms

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engaged hired occupied

STRONG

busy inked laboring operating selected signed

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active at it at work in a job in collar in harness on board on duty on the job on the payroll plugging away

Antonyms

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idle inactive unemployed unengaged unoccupied

ADJECTIVE

engaged

Synonyms

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absorbed committed employed engrossed interested involved occupied preoccupied working

STRONG

doing immersed performing practicing pursuing signed

WEAK

at work connected with dealing in deep in use intent rapt tied-up unavailable wrapped-up

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bored disinterested idle inactive uninterested unoccupied

WEAK

available disengaged inoperable not working uninvolved

ADJECTIVE

jobholding

Synonyms

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active at it at work busy engaged hired in a job in collar in harness inked laboring occupied on board on duty on the job on the payroll operating plugging away retained selected signed working

ADJECTIVE

ready

Synonyms

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accessible apt handy qualified ripe

STRONG

adjusted anticipating arranged completed covered equipped fit near organized primed set waiting wired

WEAK

all set all systems go at beck and call at fingertips at hand at the ready champing at bit close to hand convenient equal to expectant fixed for in line in order in position in readiness in the saddle on call on hand on tap on the brink open to

Antonyms

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incapable unskilled

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unavailable uneducated unprepared unready untrained

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in place

To Norway’s child services group, the Barnevernet, the Bodnarius were a model of the progressive but necessary systems put in place to protect children.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

The cost of goods, meanwhile, has settled down after a big pop when the tariffs were first put in place.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

A cordon was also put in place on Wotherspoon Crescent.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

China already has a similar process in place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

But even with those safety measures in place, the amount of water being stored at Fukushima Daiichi would balloon to more than 320 million gallons by 2020.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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