apprenticed

Definition of apprenticednext
past tense of apprentice

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprenticed
Verb
  • Anthropic has been in a tense battle with the Pentagon over its AI models since at least January, when Anthropic was employed by Palantir during the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, according to people familiar with the matter.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • According to the senior Pentagon official, representatives from the department, including Undersecretary of Defense Emil Michael, recently discussed several hypothetical scenarios with Anthropic leadership about how the company’s products might be employed by the military.
    Jared Perlo, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In some cases, the brash newcomers recruited to serve that purpose come with baggage.
    Julia Terruso, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
  • While at Colorado State, Medved recruited Grove coming out of high school.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Since Howell and Tretter’s resignations last July, the union has operated under the direction of president Jalen Reeves-Maybin, who plays linebacker for the Chicago Bears, and White, whom the union hired in August as interim executive director.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
  • To adapt the play, Preminger hired the great screenwriter and novelist Graham Greene, who Preminger felt would add meaning and emotional investment to the project given his Catholicism.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Pen-Link, the parent company of Cobwebs America — an Israeli firm that was contracted to monitor protestors in Portland in 2020 and was acquired by Americans in 2023 — did not respond to a request for comment.
    Brendan O'Connor, Curbed, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The board contracted an investment compensation consultant to review salary data and provide recommendations to the board.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Mandelson resigned from the House of Lords in early February, but retained his title of lord.
    Dan Mangan,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The Yankees got him through waivers and retained him with a minor-league contract.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Apprenticed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprenticed. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.

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