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
Within that, the number of people classifying themselves as employed fell 87k while the number of people classifying themselves as unemployed fell 178k. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 That sensitivity is reflected in the adorable strategy Hunnam employed to detox from playing Gein throughout the production. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Some Russian attacks have employed Gerbera drones outfitted with Seeker systems. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 They were not directly employed by Broward County but by vendors with contracts at the airport. — Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026 Closer to the front lines, Russians have employed smaller attack drones to terrorize civilian areas in Ukraine, targeting gas stations and vehicles. — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 But the new research employed AI to generate entirely new genomes with far less human input, using a model trained on DNA sequences much like ChatGPT is trained on words. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Eberle is currently employed by the Santa Anna Police Department, KSAT 12 reported, citing records from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. — Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 7 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
  • The content remained identical, but attendance immediately became more engaged because employees could no longer operate on autopilot.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Roberts and Ocasio-Cortez became engaged in 2022 in Puerto Rico, where the congresswoman's family has roots, according to Business Insider.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of engaged
Verb
  • The group, which oversees competitive swimming from the youth to Olympic level, hired former University of Delaware athletics director Chrissi Rawak as CEO in February 2025.
    — Matt Moret, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Yet, to Alice’s great frustration, she has not been hired as the team’s head coach, watching instead as the job went to Ted.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of hired
Verb
  • Biolyz used the money to build a third lab in England, adding to facilities in Germany and Austria.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • However, consuming large amounts—such as those used in studies where up to 1/2 cup was consumed daily—can start to weaken and damage tooth enamel.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of used
Adjective
  • The Boks were also diligent but crashing into a good Pumas defense.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The person who reads a stack of newsletters before breakfast gets treated as diligent, and the person who scrolls for an hour and calls it research gets away with it entirely.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of diligent
Verb
  • Directors and advisors are recruited for their experience and education, and their principal contribution is to apply strategic judgment.
    — James Langabeer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The industry recruited legions of transportation planners and politicians; by the mid-20th century, these new allies had agreed to rebuild their cities to accommodate cars.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of recruited
Verb
  • Though the 34 cameras have been mounted at intersections throughout the city for several years, there's a new wave of suspicion about them and the way they're utilized by law enforcement.
    — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • According to the team, the technology could be utilized for optical connections, smart infrastructure, as well as sensors.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of utilized
Adjective
  • Also handily located for the railway station and the busy East Coast line that runs from London to Scotland.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Once the couple can fit the celebration into their busy schedules, Reba alum Melissa Peterman is ready to make their wedding cake.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of busy
Verb
  • When, in January 2018, Modi’s associates applied for new letters, a new official in charge asked for collateral in cash, ultimately exposing the alleged scam.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The latest awards reinforce how those engineering capabilities are being applied to torpedo reliability, submarine maintenance and the long-term readiness of America’s undersea fleet.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
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