APPRENTICED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

apprenticed

verb

past tense of apprentice

as in employed

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On average, 83 percent of IFM students are employed within one year of finishing their studies, Romatet said.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Cooper said in a statement to CBS News Philadelphia that Check is no longer employed by the hospital.

— CBS Philadelphia, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of employed

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Guitarricadelafuente — who co-stars in the film alongside Milo Quifes and Carlos González — plays Sebastián, a young musician (trumpeter) forcibly recruited by Franco’s forces after surviving an attack during the Spanish Civil War.

— Franchesca Guim, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2026
Prosecutors said Clase, who had completed the fourth season of a $20 million, five-year contract, began providing information about his pitches to bettors in 2023 and recruited Ortiz into the scheme in 2025.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of recruited

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Katalyst Space was contracted by NASA to mount a rescue of the telescope in July.

— News Editor, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
As a reward for their performance, this same Texas firm (that was single-source contracted to implement getting cheap drugs) got another huge state contract for a warehouse.

— Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of contracted

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Third District Court of Appeal retention results Judge Kansas Gooden will be retained.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
After their first year on the bench and at the end of every term, voters are asked to weigh in on whether a judge should be retained or removed from their position.

— The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026

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