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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
Keilty, who has been preaching defense since the moment he was hired over the offseason, orchestrated a masterful plan to prevent Masco from getting second-chance scoring opportunities, or, for that matter, open looks.
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Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
The Georgia native was hired by the Lions in 2021 as the outside linebackers coach.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
The Dolphins were heavily linked to Harbaugh last week, but that was before Miami hired Jon-Eric Sullivan — and not Chad Alexander, a longtime Harbaugh associate — as their general manager.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
The team hired Jon-Eric Sullivan, from the Green Bay Packers, to be its new GM on Friday and is in the midst of a coaching search for McDaniel’s replacement.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
She was hired by Henry’s godfather to run a shorts-only fund, but her ascent through London’s finance elite has clearly stalled between seasons.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Reuters reported Thursday that Comcast had hired bankers from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to sort through a potential bid for some of WBD’s assets.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Investigations found the voicemails of public figures were hacked by journalists and private investigators hired by publications who worked on the assumption that few people changed the default voicemail access code their handset came with.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
After her lies unraveled, Jennifer hired three hitmen to kill her parents in 2010.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
The Georgia native was hired by the Lions in 2021 as the outside linebackers coach.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
The Dolphins were heavily linked to Harbaugh last week, but that was before Miami hired Jon-Eric Sullivan — and not Chad Alexander, a longtime Harbaugh associate — as their general manager.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
The team hired Jon-Eric Sullivan, from the Green Bay Packers, to be its new GM on Friday and is in the midst of a coaching search for McDaniel’s replacement.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
She was hired by Henry’s godfather to run a shorts-only fund, but her ascent through London’s finance elite has clearly stalled between seasons.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Reuters reported Thursday that Comcast had hired bankers from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to sort through a potential bid for some of WBD’s assets.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Investigations found the voicemails of public figures were hacked by journalists and private investigators hired by publications who worked on the assumption that few people changed the default voicemail access code their handset came with.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
After her lies unraveled, Jennifer hired three hitmen to kill her parents in 2010.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hired
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Poo-Pourri Pocket Toilet Spray 3-pack Last spring, my in-laws rented a passenger van and took us on a family trip, with all of us staying in the same Airbnb.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Dayton Martindale rented an Urban Communities apartment for about seven months starting in June 2022.—
Aaron Mondry,
Freep.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Student enrollment at Epic had swelled to 60,000 students in 2020-21, the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, and the school employed more than 1,600 teachers that year.—
Jennifer Palmer,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Jan. 2026
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DeCristo, who is still employed by the university as an assistant professor in the American Studies Department, did not respond to a request for comment from Bee.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Upon arrival, officers found the injured man and woman, and the officers applied a tourniquet and recruited help from emergency medical personnel, per the release from PPB.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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To help fill the gap, the research team relied on data from 27,670 adults in Sweden recruited to provide dietary data between 1991 and 1996.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bell and Shepard were engaged at the time.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Sit up straight with your shoulders back, core engaged, and feet flat on the floor.—
Jenessa Connor,
Health,
11 Jan. 2026
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Under the league’s proposal, players would receive in excess of 70% of net revenue — though that would be their take of the profits after expenses are paid.—
Doug Feinberg,
Twin Cities,
13 Jan. 2026
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There should have been more attention paid to his condition.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Hired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hired. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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