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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Directors and advisors are recruited for their experience and education, and their principal contribution is to apply strategic judgment.

— James Langabeer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The industry recruited legions of transportation planners and politicians; by the mid-20th century, these new allies had agreed to rebuild their cities to accommodate cars.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 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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Once a private mansion belonging to art collectors Édouard André and his wife Nélie Jacquemart, the museum dates from the late 19th century, and its café has retained much of the original residence’s grandeur.

— Amy Bradford, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026
For complicated legal reasons, Sony has retained distribution rights to Spider-Man even though the film franchise is produced by Disney’s Marvel Studios.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026

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