Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headhunted
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From building Victor’s lab to the film’s ship, Deverell scouted across Scotland and Toronto.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025 -
Sanders scouted a game last January between Fullerton and MiraCosta, with the intent of recruiting a center at Fullerton.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
2 Nov. 2025
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Despite multiple reports from the students' parents and other employees and school families, the complaint claims, Milwaukee Public Schools leadership didn't take disciplinary actions against Kalumbula, but promoted him to acting principal of Milwaukee French Immersion School.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Wash has been promoted to director of programming and original productions at Screambox, Variety has learned.—
William Earl,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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As the fire engulfed the property, additional support was needed and the call was upgraded to a second-alarm fire.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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In 2024, as reported in Nature Biomedical Engineering, Echo upgraded the hardware to allow another patient, who was bilingual, to toggle between English and Spanish.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Headhunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headhunted. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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