as in contracting
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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Recent Examples of subcontracting
But anyone subcontracting tasks to AI is clever enough to imagine what might come next—a day when augmentation crosses into automation, and cognitive obsolescence compels them to seek work at a food truck, pet spa, or massage table.
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Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcontracting
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That contract lapsed after then-President Joe Biden issued an executive order barring the Department of Justice from contracting with private prisons.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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How to avoid contracting HMPV Infectious-disease experts said the best way to avoid contracting HMPV is similar to preventing other respiratory illnesses.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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The purpose of an early debate is to help Californians evaluate a still-developing field, not to let academics and media sponsors freeze the race before most people start paying attention.—
Matt Klink,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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That growth has been evident in the high-paying tech sector.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Mar. 2026
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Also lagging has been the kind of hiring expected from a growing economy, exacerbated by thousands of job cuts in Silicon Valley, which firms say have been prompted by artificial intelligence investment and disruption.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Are agents successfully hiring human beings?—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Victoria Gardens gets nearly 15 million visitors annually and generates more than $1,100 per square foot in retail sales, placing it among top-grossing open-air shopping centers in the nation, Redwood West said.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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In most cases, placing a penny in your plant’s soil will not cause immediate harm.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Those actions include recruiting an associate vice chancellor for campus and community safety, establishing an Initiative to Combat Antisemitism with dedicated resources and reorganizing the university’s Office of Civil Rights, according to Frenk.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger recently joined OpenAI, adding another example of large companies recruiting developers behind emerging AI tools.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Subcontracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontracting. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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