apprenticed

verb

past tense of apprentice
as in employed

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  1. employed
  2. recruited
  3. hired
  4. contracted
  5. retained
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  • McGowan grew up in Alberta, Canada, to a father who worked as a social worker and a mother employed at a bank.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, the Iranian Shahed-136, on which the Geran-2 is based, has been employed extensively in the Middle East.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of employed
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  • Bishop recalled being doubted as a quarterback and recruited to play another position.
    — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • The smugglers sometimes recruited their clients into the network to pay off their costs, prosecutors said, or persuaded them to make testimonial videos for prospective border crossers.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of recruited
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  • That need has helped to push the Nats to join the Miami Marlins, who started to employ the tactic in the majors late last season, and the Rockies, who hired the Marlins’ assistant pitching coach this winter.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Presley told the Board of Managers that over the last few months, the district has hired 142 uncertified teachers.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Definition of hired
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  • The community health workers executing the services can be external and contracted to your practice, so don't let staffing be the barrier.
    — Valerie Cerra, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Symptoms of a Vibrio infection vary, depending on how the bacteria are contracted.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
Definition of contracted
Verb
  • The look was styled by Jason Bolden and retained some of the key elements seen on the runway.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
  • Two years later and after just a handful of days back in the gym, the former Olympic all-around champion clearly retained her elite ability.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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