APPRENTICED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

apprenticed

verb

past tense of apprentice

as in employed

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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

Definition of employed

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And who knows about Newcastle, who have lost three crucial players and only really brought in promising youngsters, all of whom will be managed by someone recruited from the Saudi Pro League.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Directed by Jon Favreau, the film premiered in theaters May 22 and follows bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his apprentice, Grogu, as they’re recruited by officer Colonel Ward (Sigourney Weaver) to aid the New Republic.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of recruited

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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

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To meet growing demand, Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency (DOT) contracted 1,500 motorcycles in 2026.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
In 2022, the federal government contracted Genesis GSA Strategic One LLC to renovate a building on Meadowridge Road in Elkridge and lease it to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for immigration enforcement operations.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of contracted

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Elsewhere, Wrexham and Birmingham City, promoted together from League One in 2025, are looking to improve once again, while Millwall and Derby County have retained the core of the squads that finished third and eighth respectively in May.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
And when the researchers moved the reward around within the familiar surroundings, the cell body adjusted quickly, while certain dendrites retained remnants of the earlier activity.

— Ajdina Halilovic, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026

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