subcontracted

past tense of subcontract

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcontracted
Verb
  • Farm Bank invested heavily in advertising online and made sure each new player knew they would get paid for bringing in still more players.
    Moisés Naím, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • At casinos, taxes are paid to the state on winnings over $1,199.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Both Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll are contracted through 2026, both deals penned in 2024.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Getting into conflict with strays can leave them with severe injuries or new illnesses, which can be contracted from scratches or bites.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Woodward was the one who hired Fisher at Texas A&M.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • They were placed there by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife after being deemed unsuitable for wild release.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Earnest, the indictment states, then shared the info with another bettor, who in turn shared it with others, resulting in multiple bets being placed on the game, worth about $100,000.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Each of us could be recruited tomorrow and offered more money elsewhere.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The researchers recruited 28 female veterans aged 32 to 72, all of whom had been diagnosed with PTSD.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This can likely be traced back to Gian Piero Gasperini’s arrival in Serie A with Genoa in 2007, using a back-three system to counteract the prevailing, narrow 4-3-1-2 shape that was commonly employed in Italy.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The report also notes European Social Surveys – tracking public attitudes, beliefs and behavior – which show that there is a 25% chance unemployed people at the lowest levels of jobless benefits will vote for the far right versus 15% for those who are employed.
    Ana Nicolaci da Costa, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Subcontracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontracted. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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