SUBCONTRACTED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

subcontracted

verb

past tense of subcontract

as in paid

to come to an agreement with another person or company to do part of a job that you have been hired to do Parts of the project were subcontracted (out) to specialists.

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But if your paperwork is approved and your interview is completed, and your fees are paid, congratulations!

— Josie Fischels, NPR, 14 July 2026
Colleges across the country have paid out nearly $3 million to settle three of those cases, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

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Also Monday, Michigan hired Brown coach Mike Martin as an assistant to run the Wolverines offense.

— Tobias Bass, New York Times, 14 July 2026
When Gaspard was hired as political director on Obama’s presidential campaign, Michelle Obama was in need of some staff of her own.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

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Those severe heat illness cases need to be placed in cooling bags to cool their bodies down within 30 minutes.

— Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026
Comparing trends in recent years, Marti placed the first semester of 2026 on par with the first half of 2023, which had previously marked the strongest start to a year since cinemas reopened following the pandemic.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 July 2026

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Later in 2002, Vallas recruited Johnson to join him in Philadelphia, where Vallas was hired as CEO of that city’s school district.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Alongside a brand partnership with Beyoncé, who penned a paean to Levi’s on her most recent album, the company has also recruited a Bollywood star and top European and British influencers — most of them female — to sport its looks.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 9 July 2026

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The security guards, who were employed by Akima Global Services, were distinguishable by the color of their shirts.

— Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Igoe did not respond to an email asking if the deputies were still employed or had been disciplined due to the incident.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

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