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
This exciting Halloween adventure sees an unwitting babysitter (Tamara Smart) recruited to a secret society of monster-fighting teens.
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Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Kue Lawrence delivers a chilling performance for the ages as Samuel Miller, a seventh-grade student recruited by a shady mentor (Michael Sean Tighe) to compete in the bloody contests.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
The lesser-knowns, who often appear recruited from the ranks of pro wrestling and so forth, provide some awkward thesping moments.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
To kick off the expansion, CEO Azoulay has recruited former Bell-Phillip TV Prods.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Lindsay Whalen, the coach who recruited the local stars, was fired after their freshman year.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
The researchers recruited fifty-seven people for interviews through a nonprofit organization that helps low-income people build their credit ratings and financial stability.
—JSTOR Daily, 27 Oct. 2025
Respondents were recruited through an online opt-in panel and weighted to be representative of New Jersey's population.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The researchers recruited 28 female veterans aged 32 to 72, all of whom had been diagnosed with PTSD.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Kue Lawrence delivers a chilling performance for the ages as Samuel Miller, a seventh-grade student recruited by a shady mentor (Michael Sean Tighe) to compete in the bloody contests.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
The lesser-knowns, who often appear recruited from the ranks of pro wrestling and so forth, provide some awkward thesping moments.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
To kick off the expansion, CEO Azoulay has recruited former Bell-Phillip TV Prods.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Lindsay Whalen, the coach who recruited the local stars, was fired after their freshman year.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
The researchers recruited fifty-seven people for interviews through a nonprofit organization that helps low-income people build their credit ratings and financial stability.
—JSTOR Daily, 27 Oct. 2025
Respondents were recruited through an online opt-in panel and weighted to be representative of New Jersey's population.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The researchers recruited 28 female veterans aged 32 to 72, all of whom had been diagnosed with PTSD.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recruited
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In 1873 twenty-two-year-old Edward Walter Maunder was hired as the spectroscopic assistant for this program.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Woodward was the one who hired Fisher at Texas A&M.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Firefighters employed a blanket containing a mixture of foam and water, because of fuel leaking on the ground, to put out the fire, the Daily Herald reported, adding there was no damage to the mall’s interior or nearby structures.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Massey was previously employed as a home healthcare aide before the chronic disease forced her not to work.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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