hired

verb

past tense of hire
1
as in rented
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum the Youngs hired a limousine for their daughter's wedding

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2
as in employed
to provide with a paying job the farm hires teenagers to pick blueberries in the summer

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Recent Examples of hired The case originates from a change in admissions policy that began a decade ago, when a consulting group was hired to evaluate how the school system chose students for its middle school magnet programs. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 Determined to fortify his body for another long season, Reaves hired former Lakers head strength and conditioning coach Ed Streit to work with him. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Boone was hired after the Yankees opted not to bring back Joe Girardi following the 2017 season. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Raybould said Roell had taught special education at DISD before he was hired at Forney ISD, but that Roell faced four separate investigations involving misconduct or the abuse of minors. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Far fewer junior employees are being hired in technical roles than previously. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 And as the most recent press secretary found out, you can be fired from the position just as quickly as you were hired. — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026 But now, with a 2-4 record, Steichen, must navigate this long road back into the postseason picture without the man who has been in his corner since the day he was hired in 2023. — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026 OpenAI hired Alfozan as an engineer in July 2025, according to the criminal complaint. — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hired
  1. rented
  2. employed
  3. recruited
  4. engaged
  5. paid
Verb
  • Most companies run those jobs on servers rented from AWS, Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In addition to using it as an office and hosting family for long visits, Donnelly has also rented the ADU out for commercials and photo shoots.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of rented
Verb
  • But the very reticence my father employed to protect us had hollowed out our family.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Gonska pushed back on that assertion, saying the political strategy employed by Bass during the June 2 primary was different from the activities now being conducted by Building LA in the runoff.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of employed
Verb
  • With the Mavericks, there is a coach, in Dusty May, who at one time recruited him collegiately, and a team willing to grow with their young players.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Lee recruited a friend to help move the box to her bedroom, but the setup itself took less than 10 minutes.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of recruited
Verb
  • Much of these are solvable problems, if the right people are engaged to ensure that the community is involved from the onset.
    — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • While Owens and Munson did not get engaged during the finale, Owens presented Munson with a promise ring.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of engaged
Verb
  • Teachers are better paid and more people are working in Nevada than ever before.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The Queen, meanwhile, paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in the Girls of Britain and Ireland Tiara, arguably the most famous piece in the late monarch's collection.
    — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of paid

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“Hired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hired. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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