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
Prior to being recruited at Paramount, Shell served as chairman of RedBird Sports & Media since February 2024; RedBird Capital Partners is backing Paramount’s WBD acquisition and was an investor in Skydance Media’s deal for Paramount Global.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
Weiss was recruited by Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison with a mandate to move CBS News to the political center.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Cillian Murphy, 'Oppenheimer' (2024) Murphy gives a nervy, haunted portrayal as the title theoretical physicist, who's recruited by the American government to lead a team of scientists developing an atomic weapon during World War II.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors spoke with at least 60 women during their investigation, who variously alleged that the brothers had recruited women online, through friends and sometimes at bars, luring them to lavish locations in New York City, the Hamptons, Aspen, Colorado, and other destinations.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Pate and Gann will play cheerleaders recruited to join Lee’s crew, while Germann will play a savvy college dropout.
—Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
The rest of the people Ennis has recruited will meet them at the post office.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
Even Self noted in his postgame radio interview that Saturday was the version of Peterson that KU recruited.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2026
Some recruited others through kinship networks.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
Weiss was recruited by Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison with a mandate to move CBS News to the political center.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Cillian Murphy, 'Oppenheimer' (2024) Murphy gives a nervy, haunted portrayal as the title theoretical physicist, who's recruited by the American government to lead a team of scientists developing an atomic weapon during World War II.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors spoke with at least 60 women during their investigation, who variously alleged that the brothers had recruited women online, through friends and sometimes at bars, luring them to lavish locations in New York City, the Hamptons, Aspen, Colorado, and other destinations.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Pate and Gann will play cheerleaders recruited to join Lee’s crew, while Germann will play a savvy college dropout.
—Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
The rest of the people Ennis has recruited will meet them at the post office.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
Even Self noted in his postgame radio interview that Saturday was the version of Peterson that KU recruited.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2026
Some recruited others through kinship networks.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recruited
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That breakthrough propelled Anderson to Iona, which hired him in March 2023 to replace Rick Pitino.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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And after Sialelli left in April 2023, Shukla hired Peter Copping as artistic director in June 2024, a seasoned designer known for his feminine creations, notably as creative director of Nina Ricci and Oscar de la Renta.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2026
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Last year, Haiti's government created a new task force that has operated outside the oversight of Haiti's National Police and employed the use of explosive drones.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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Kirk lost the certification required to serve as a state peace officer but was still employed by the Sheriff’s Department until last month.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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