apprenticing

Definition of apprenticingnext
present participle of apprentice

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • In 2015, the staff of Bernie Sanders, who had begun campaigning for President, asked Friedmann for advice on a bill that would have banned the federal government from employing private-prison companies.
    James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Smith said Microsoft is employing electricians who are commuting from as far as 75 miles away from their job sites—or even temporarily relocating to fill roles.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But anyone subcontracting tasks to AI is clever enough to imagine what might come next—a day when augmentation crosses into automation, and cognitive obsolescence compels them to seek work at a food truck, pet spa, or massage table.
    Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Nolting said the district posts positions based on student enrollment and said posting the position without student registrations could lead to hiring a teacher for a position that may not exist.
    Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Subcontractors were selected in part based on their track records in hiring residents, minorities, and women, and in utilizing MBE/WBE firms.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Wiseman has played a key role in recruiting companies to join the demolition effort.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Morning Consult, which often partners with Politico, collects very large samples—sometimes in the tens of thousands—-by recruiting people online, which costs less than conducting phone calls.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Home births became more popular during the pandemic, when hospital deliveries came with a risk of contracting Covid and few visitors were allowed.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
  • State Comptroller Sean Scanlon is backing legislation that would cut off companies that commit wage theft from contracting with the state.
    P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Jonathan Russell, the county’s director of Housing and Homelessness Services department, said his office has started paying out about $93 million that the board has committed to homeless service providers through the next five years.
    Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The emergency assistance program, run by The Salvation Army, helps residential customers who are behind on paying their Nicor Gas bill and experiencing financial hardship because of military deployment, job loss, illness, a disability or other issues.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And perhaps the Nilgiri has something complimentary to say, too, by return of gaze about Bensley’s lovely interiors, which use warm colors and the symbolic palette of Tibetan Buddhism while retaining a quirkiness and insouciance.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Meanwhile, larger total weights like six-carat four-prong studs create a striking presence while retaining timeless simplicity.
    Malana VanTayler, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • That changed a bit on a sunny Saturday in San Francisco, the contest assuming a smidgen of campaign heat — chanting crowds, sign-waving supporters, call-and-response from the audience — as the state party held its annual convention in this bluest of cities.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The mayor is expecting to distribute the payments before the end of March, assuming the ordinance passes both its first and final readings, with a final vote anticipated on March 10.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Apprenticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprenticing. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.

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