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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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  1. paid
  2. contracted
  3. hired
  4. placed
  5. recruited
  6. employed
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  • He was released from the Rio Grande detention center on August 28 after his family paid a $20,000 bond.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Sixty years after television audiences first tuned in to see the voyages of the Starship Enterprise, an astronaut on board the International Space Station has paid tribute to Star Trek by flying the badge of the franchise’s latest fictional captain.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • The Navy’s Rapid Capabilities Office also contracted Covenant to develop a maritime version.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • South Africa’s economy contracted in the second quarter of 2026, while unemployment remains exceptionally high and structural weaknesses continue to weigh on growth.
    — Vivianne Wandera, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • La Strada had served for 14 years as the Pettis County clerk, overseeing local elections, when Hoskins hired him as the state's election integrity director in January 2025.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • While in College Station, Fisher compiled a 45-25 record, which is fine, but definitely not what he was hired to do.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • The Rams placed a bet that flying in the day before an Australian game in order to not change body clocks could have them at their best.
    — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Kirby applied his theory most prominently in June 2021, when United placed the largest aircraft order in its history, even as its passenger numbers remained far below pre-pandemic levels.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
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  • Environmental regulators recruited 14 universities, nonprofits, aquariums and laboratories to focus on different pieces of the project, from genetic research and reef monitoring to coral breeding and outplanting.
    — Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But to a teenager being recruited by a fleet of big-name programs, the flash mattered more than the function.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of recruited
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  • In this case, Donohue would have asked the replay operator, employed by the company Hawk-Eye, to show him replays from side-on — in this case, the cameras level with the 18-yard line and the goal line.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Another 2% of the global workforce is employed indirectly — heavy equipment and ships, for example, don't build themselves.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
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“Subcontracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontracted. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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