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employed

[em-ploid] / ɛmˈplɔɪd /
ADJECTIVE
working
Synonyms
STRONGEST
engaged hired occupied
STRONG
busy inked laboring operating selected signed
WEAK
active at it at work in a job in collar in harness in place on board on duty on the job on the payroll plugging away
Antonyms
WEAK
idle inactive unemployed unengaged unoccupied

Example Sentences

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Annette Benning and Ed Harris co-star, so at least Sheridan is — in all sincerity — doing an A+ job of keeping Hollywood’s greatest actors of a certain age employed.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

That is a significant portion of the roughly 25 million people who are normally employed in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Jones served as James's personal coach during the 2022–2023 season after the star joined the Lakers, without being employed by the team.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

They said their search for the perfect property has been "very difficult", and has been made harder, said Jaime, because he is self employed.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Midday on July 12, 1904 twenty-eight thousand men and women employed by meatpacking companies throughout the Stock Yard put away their tools and walked off the job.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield