APPRENTICING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

apprenticing

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present participle of apprentice

as in jobbing

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The aircraft’s multi-role design also gives commanders greater flexibility in employing it for different missions rather than limiting it to the traditional air-superiority role associated with earlier Eagle variants.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Almost all of the gains came from big business, with companies employing 500 or more workers adding 34,000 while those with fewer than 50 employees rose by 3,000.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of employing

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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

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Patel was pressed on the FBI’s hiring standards The FBI quietly issued guidance this past spring lifting a categorical hiring ban on applicants who had previously engaged in prostitution.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Some job seekers are pushing back against AI interviews in hiring — refusing them, withdrawing as candidates, or even blacklisting employers from future consideration.

— Sarah Jackson Juhohn Lee, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of hiring

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Rhone has named Alexa Andersen chief merchandising officer, recruiting a Puma executive with previous experience at Lululemon, Adidas, Asics and Nike as the performance apparel brand expands its product and retail strategy.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
One officer who was blocked had written a paper while in graduate school about the impact of political polarization on recruiting.

— Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

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The economy is contracting and growing more unequal, leaving a large underclass too poor to participate meaningfully in the new private sector.

— Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
The North Carolina teenager who died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba called Naegleria fowleri was likely infected from a water feature at a community center, according to state and local officials.

— Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

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New homebuyers are paying 7% on their mortgages, and other loans are even more expensive.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
In a lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Baker-Mazara alleged that Musselman kicked him off the team in an effort to avoid paying him the remainder of his name, image and likeness contract with the school.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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Smaller components, broader uses The approach could make frequency-conversion devices much smaller while retaining efficient light conversion.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Saikia said the track’s soundscape aimed to hold the depth of Azmi’s poetry and Nooran’s voice while retaining the soul of Sufi music.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of retaining

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To avoid another situation like this, ESPN should stop assuming our intentions are poor and do a better job keeping sensitive information concealed.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Give ‘Gals a big shot in this GOTW-caliber matchup assuming QB Joe Burrow (back) plays as expected.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

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