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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If those colonoscopies were done in an independent surgery center or physician’s office, insurers would have paid almost two-thirds less.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
In a rare show of unity, politicians from all ends of the fragmented political spectrum also paid tribute to the medieval ruler, listening to the national anthem and a 21-gun salute.

— COSTAS KANTOURIS, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

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Stores everywhere suffer from shortages, and the economy has contracted.

— Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
North of 20,000 workers contracted by the county — and thousands more contracted by local governments across Florida — might soon see their salaries slashed.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

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Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Prediction market exchange Polymarket has hired a near three-decade Goldman Sachs veteran to help lead its push to attract Wall Street liquidity.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Shula was ultimately forced out in January 1996 and Johnson was hired one week later.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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Months later, DeSantis vetoed all US$4 million in budget requests by county lawmakers and placed the county under a state DOGE audit.

— Liv Coleman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
The screen will be placed on top of the arm, which connects to a round base with perforated speaker holes.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

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According to the plea agreement, Saavedra recruited around 20 to 25 Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, as well as at least one former sheriff’s deputy and a sibling of a sheriff’s deputy, to work the shifts.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Most of the workers involved were from India, where they were recruited.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of recruited

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That has been the model employed by Strategy and numerous copycat DATs, which have counted on steadily rising asset prices to issue new shares that pay for their operating costs.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Stefani has contested that characterization, saying Mo was lawfully employed by the California Legislature.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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