Employ and Throw

Employ

Employ verb - To provide with a paying job.

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Throw and employ are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Throw" instead a verb "Employ".

Throw verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.

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Employ and throw are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Employ" instead a verb "Throw".

Nearby Words: thrown, throwing, thrower

American audiences would throw Spandam into this category, but since he apparently enjoys some popularity among Japanese audiences, he seems to manage to employ Evil Is Cool for them.

Source: Evil Is Cool
At least one theory (mostly a joke) states that he's secretly a Dark Side Force wielder under Palpatine's employ, set up as The Mole and using buckets of Obfuscating Stupidity to throw off suspicion.

Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Star Wars
Throw the Dog a Bone: Jaws get a lot of abuse in this movie, but he not only does get a girlfriend out of it, but he gets to live, unlike everyone else in Drax's employ, and unlike most henchmen who cross paths with 007.

Source: Film / Moonraker

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