APPRENTICED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

apprenticed

verb

past tense of apprentice

as in employed

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Some 200,000 people employed by Michoacán’s avocado industry were left in limbo.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
As a result of those conversations and further review, the employee responsible for the act is no longer employed by the City of Golden Fire Department.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

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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

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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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