headhunted

past tense of headhunt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for headhunted
Verb
  • The man scouted around the patio and yard area, apparently for something to obstruct the camera before settling on some greenery found in the yard.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
  • Next said in a statement Housez never scouted for the company.
    Curt Devine, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • At the San Diego event, the guide also promoted one restaurant, Kato in Los Angeles, to the two-star list and honored nine new restaurants with one-star awards, including Naides in San Francisco, one of the few Filipino cuisine restaurants in the nation with that distinction.
    Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • She was hired as a sous chef and promoted to executive chef just two months later.
    Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Blackberry Farm has been around for decades, and really began hitting its stride in the 2000s, as then-proprietor Sam Beall (son of the original owners, Sandy and Kris) expanded and refined the structures and seriously upgraded its food and wine lists.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026
  • The last major overhaul of the airport, completed in 2011, replaced the previous terminal and significantly upgraded passenger facilities.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026
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“Headhunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headhunted. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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