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
To make the dream a reality, Bargatze recruited his neighbor Feliuz Verdigets to be his chief executive.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Longoria had been recruited from Valencia as sporting director only six months previously and, despite being only 34 years old, he was installed as president in Eyraud’s place.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Fitton-Brown says most Uyghur fighters in Syria were largely recruited from embittered Uyghur exiles who had never been to Afghanistan or Pakistan.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026
Ming recruited teams of UC Berkeley students to use AI tools to predict real-world outcomes on Polymarket — the forecasting exchange where professionals with real money bet on geopolitical events, commodity prices, and economic indicators.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Drake has recruited the help of Atlanta rapper Future to reignite his feud with Kendrick Lamar in a new song released Friday.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Schools/academies from Australia to Europe exist to develop a young person into a player who will be recruited by NCAA programs.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
Combs had been one of two portfolio managers recruited by Buffett to help oversee Berkshire's equity portfolio.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Just two years earlier, Steve had handpicked and personally recruited John from PepsiCo.
—Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Longoria had been recruited from Valencia as sporting director only six months previously and, despite being only 34 years old, he was installed as president in Eyraud’s place.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Fitton-Brown says most Uyghur fighters in Syria were largely recruited from embittered Uyghur exiles who had never been to Afghanistan or Pakistan.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026
Ming recruited teams of UC Berkeley students to use AI tools to predict real-world outcomes on Polymarket — the forecasting exchange where professionals with real money bet on geopolitical events, commodity prices, and economic indicators.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Drake has recruited the help of Atlanta rapper Future to reignite his feud with Kendrick Lamar in a new song released Friday.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Schools/academies from Australia to Europe exist to develop a young person into a player who will be recruited by NCAA programs.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
Combs had been one of two portfolio managers recruited by Buffett to help oversee Berkshire's equity portfolio.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Just two years earlier, Steve had handpicked and personally recruited John from PepsiCo.
—Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recruited
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Money was not available to support testing and port screenings in Uganda when an outbreak was declared last January, one expert told NPR, and another said a majority of USAID's high-risk outbreak specialists were pushed out of the agency and not re-hired.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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To meet their growth targets, banks hired increasing numbers of women, African Americans, Asian Americans, and white ethnics, all of whom had been excluded from or simply wary about pursuing careers in finance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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The charges relate to alleged misconduct committed between July 2023 and July 2025 while Gearhart was employed as an agent of the Lakewood Police Department.—
Lisa Starke,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Women continue performing a disproportionate amount of unpaid labor, including childcare coordination, household management, and emotional caregiving -- even while employed full-time.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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“Recruited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recruited. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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