as in contracts
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 subcontracts
Schultz said that Legal Aid subcontracts some of the legal work in the program to groups such as Bet Tzedek and Inner City Law Center.
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The company subcontracts installation to local contractors, leading to varied customer experiences.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Customers who do business with the company must go through the Texas corporation, which subcontracts with Mentink and Collard's shop in southeastern Oklahoma.
—Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 6 Feb. 2026
The federal agency also subcontracts with other charter companies, including GlobalX, which handled more than half of DHS' charter flights in 2025, according to ICE Flight Monitor at Human Rights First, a group that tracks ICE deportation flights.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Next, there is the architectural designer who subcontracts out the filing of plans to license holders.
—Richard Olsen, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The company subcontracts installation to local contractors, leading to varied customer experiences.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Customers who do business with the company must go through the Texas corporation, which subcontracts with Mentink and Collard's shop in southeastern Oklahoma.
—Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 6 Feb. 2026
The federal agency also subcontracts with other charter companies, including GlobalX, which handled more than half of DHS' charter flights in 2025, according to ICE Flight Monitor at Human Rights First, a group that tracks ICE deportation flights.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Next, there is the architectural designer who subcontracts out the filing of plans to license holders.
—Richard Olsen, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcontracts
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This music expands and contracts time.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
1 May 2026
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The grass on the field now will not be what the players use come June, which will instead come from a specific grass farm in Colorado that contracts with FIFA.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Wells pays someone to mow her lawn.—
David A. Lieb,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The state’s Next Level Jobs program pays the tuition for students to take classes for high-demand jobs, Dulin said.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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But gift cards are considered unsecured debt, which places them at the back of the line among the company's creditors.—
Joshua Sidorowicz,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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The election was called two years ahead of the constitutional deadline, and the win places Browne on path to become his twin-island nation’s longest-serving prime minister after first winning office in 2014.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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This news soon wings its way to Irv Ravitz (Tibor Feldman), the magazine’s publisher, who hires her to be Runway’s features editor.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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The board also hires the district's superintendent, who reports directly to the board and oversees the district's day-to-day operations.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Subcontracts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontracts. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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