apprenticing

verb

present participle of apprentice
as in jobbing

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  1. employing
  2. subcontracting
  3. hiring
  4. recruiting
  5. contracting
  6. paying
  7. retaining
  8. assuming
Verb
  • About 20 years ago, Hazleton passed the controversial Illegal Immigration Relief Act, which withheld permits from businesses employing undocumented immigrants and fined landlords who rented to them.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The new mountaineering movies are delirious vicarious cinema, employing technological means and a filmmaking bravado that comes with them that would have been unimaginable three or four decades ago.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of employing
Verb
  • In 2024, Western intelligence officials started gathering evidence that gangs in Scandinavia were subcontracting local teen-agers to carry out Iranian directives.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Unite Here Local 17, the union that represents the 500 Target Field concessions workers, says Delaware North failed to bargain in good faith by subcontracting Minnesota Funding Initiative volunteers.
    — Aki Nace, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of subcontracting
Verb
  • The company began ramping up manufacturing and hiring earlier this year.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Hospitals bolster their side by hiring risk adjustment specialists and employing AI tools, while health insurers hire payment integrity specialists and employ different AI tools.
    — Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of hiring
Verb
  • Sheffield’s capital influx was critical, but so was recruiting top American oilfield services players with shale expertise.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The company is also recruiting a chief strategy officer, who will report to Frank.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of recruiting
Verb
  • Nelson authored Assembly Bill 2019, carried by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris, which established a state goal of awarding at least 25% of procurement and contracting opportunities to small businesses and microbusinesses.
    — Nicole Buss October 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • At least 50 health workers have died after contracting the virus.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of contracting
Verb
  • Among the most intriguing possibilities, Brouhard said, is that Gulf nations exporting oil are surreptitiously paying Iran fees in exchange for safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz – even as they’re secured by US military escorts.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The pay-as-you-go option is perfectly timed for Grand Theft Auto VI, allowing those who don’t own an Xbox, or who primarily play from a phone, to stream the game by paying for a bundle of hours.
    — Tom Warren, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of paying
Verb
  • While retaining the distinctive tabi construction of its archival reference, the collaborative series introduces thicker bases and more substantial proportions to create a new expression.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Kapoor will lead the creative direction, with Balaji retaining the underlying IP while tapping YouTube’s global distribution and advertising business — a savvy expansion that doesn’t involve surrendering ownership of her stories.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of retaining
Verb
  • So, associations should avoid assuming that a seemingly minor irrigation problem presents no legal concern.
    — Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The May 2027 board elections would be conducted under the new system if adopted, assuming the voting districts are drawn and approved at least 120 days before the election, according to state law.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of assuming
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“Apprenticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprenticing. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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