headhunted

past tense of headhunt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for headhunted
Verb
  • Champion later revealed to Vestavia Voice that she was first scouted at one of her sister's pageants.
    Arielle Tschinkel, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Credit should also go to whoever scouted and dressed the deliberately dreary locations used, a selection of bare concrete architecture in what looks like the cheating side of every town.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That bout was promoted as his return to the ring after a 19-year retirement and was widely regarded as a fitting sendoff.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The past few weeks have seen the departures of Heidi Gardner, Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow and Emil Wakim, plus the splitting up of Please Don’t Destroy as Ben Marshall was promoted to main cast, Martin Herlihy moved to writing staff and John Higgins left the show.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Headhunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headhunted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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