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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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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
Prosecutors alleged Roberts knowingly lacked employment authorization for nearly all of his two-decade career in urban education and submitted a counterfeit Social Security card when he was hired as superintendent of the Des Moines public school district, which serves 30,000 students.
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Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
And yet, in the same window, my 50-person consulting firm hired its first full-stack software developer in January.
—Rob Collie, Fortune, 29 May 2026
By 2020, he’d been hired full time to lead Vermont Adaptive’s Veteran Ventures program.
—Cari Shane, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Other such companies include Encord and Micro1, with the latter having hired thousands of contract workers across 50 countries such as India, Nigeria, and Argentina, according to MIT Technology Review.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Six months later, Breen was hired to produce on WNBC Radio.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The game's design reminds me of a cool independent director being hired to work on, say, a superhero movie.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
Instead, the Newsom administration hopes to trim CDCR’s budget by following the advice of outsider consultants who were hired to look for ways to make state government more efficient.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
As later became public record, Steinbrenner was bitter about Winfield’s contract with the Yankees and hired a gambler to investigate him privately, with plenty of behind-the-scenes animosity in between.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
And yet, in the same window, my 50-person consulting firm hired its first full-stack software developer in January.
—Rob Collie, Fortune, 29 May 2026
By 2020, he’d been hired full time to lead Vermont Adaptive’s Veteran Ventures program.
—Cari Shane, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Other such companies include Encord and Micro1, with the latter having hired thousands of contract workers across 50 countries such as India, Nigeria, and Argentina, according to MIT Technology Review.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Six months later, Breen was hired to produce on WNBC Radio.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The game's design reminds me of a cool independent director being hired to work on, say, a superhero movie.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
Instead, the Newsom administration hopes to trim CDCR’s budget by following the advice of outsider consultants who were hired to look for ways to make state government more efficient.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
As later became public record, Steinbrenner was bitter about Winfield’s contract with the Yankees and hired a gambler to investigate him privately, with plenty of behind-the-scenes animosity in between.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hired
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Liden’s passageways were most likely rented, judging from the contact information for a Berlin scaffolding company taped to the wall inside one of them.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The transient occupancy tax equals 8% of rent charged to customers and applies to hotels, motels, Airbnb and VRBO rentals, and other spaces rented out for stays of 30 days or less.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Strauss, who killed himself in 2005, was employed by Ohio State’s athletic department and medical staff for nearly two decades.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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More than 60 cameras were employed to swoop around the stage and arena as Perry hopscotched through aerial stunts, pyro blasts and more than a couple of costume changes.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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The vast majority must be recruited from the approximately 180,000 students and residents in civilian programs.—
Robert Krasner,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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Hopkins, a Nashville native whose dad Brad was a tackle in the NFL, received a late offer from Florida, but he was otherwise lightly recruited and committed to the first Power 4 school to offer him, Purdue.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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According to Dubi, organizers have already raised more revenue than previous organizing committees had achieved at comparable stages and have engaged what could become the largest volunteer pool in Olympic history.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Tatiana’s bubbly and blithe sister Olga (danced Thursday by Anais Bueno), is engaged to an equally jovial friend of Onegin’s named Vladimir Lensky (Xavier Núñez), who is the one that introduced Onegin to Tatiana.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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Prosecutors said Alvarez was paid a salary of $58,000 through the organization.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The funds, paid out through private lenders including banks and credit unions, were intended to help employers maintain payrolls, hire back employees who may have been laid off, and cover overhead costs.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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“Hired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hired. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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