as in hired
to provide with a paying job
thousands of recent immigrants were recruited to build the nation's rail system
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Recent Examples of recruited
The vast majority must be recruited from the approximately 180,000 students and residents in civilian programs.
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Robert Krasner, STAT, 1 June 2026
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
Three weeks from now, that rep gets recruited to a competitor.
—John Pritchard, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Maduro was one of several high-profile figures—including Navi Pillay, a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights—who were recruited to reform FIFA and recast its public image in the wake of the corruption scandal.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The research team recruited 180 adult patients from a family medicine waiting room, according to a press release.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
After Prada, Cantino joined Louis Vuitton, recruited by then-chairman and CEO Michael Burke, as senior vice president of communications.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 25 May 2026
Many of the athletes being recruited by these schools have enough options that boycotting the South isn’t a tremendous sacrifice.
—Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
But there was a word-of-mouth campaign happening around the show as American fans recruited others into their viewing pools.
—Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Robert Krasner, STAT, 1 June 2026
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
Three weeks from now, that rep gets recruited to a competitor.
—John Pritchard, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Maduro was one of several high-profile figures—including Navi Pillay, a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights—who were recruited to reform FIFA and recast its public image in the wake of the corruption scandal.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The research team recruited 180 adult patients from a family medicine waiting room, according to a press release.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
After Prada, Cantino joined Louis Vuitton, recruited by then-chairman and CEO Michael Burke, as senior vice president of communications.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 25 May 2026
Many of the athletes being recruited by these schools have enough options that boycotting the South isn’t a tremendous sacrifice.
—Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
But there was a word-of-mouth campaign happening around the show as American fans recruited others into their viewing pools.
—Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recruited
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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.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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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
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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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