apprenticed

verb

Definition of apprenticednext
past tense of apprentice
as in employed

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  1. employed
  2. hired
  3. contracted
  4. retained
Verb
  • In the food industry, detailed market transaction data is employed to inform suppliers what to sell, stock and distribute.
    Virgil Bretz, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Sunshine Rides, the taxi company where Egan was employed, has suspended him and pledged to assist law enforcement, condemning the incident as unacceptable and harmful.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of employed
Verb
  • McCarthy was hired two days later.
    Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • He was hired after Dodgers executive Lon Rosen saw an episode of the family’s reality television series, For Peete’s Sake, which focused on helping RJ land a job.
    Alex Gurley, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of hired
Verb
  • The Public Service Enterprise Group, the company contracted to construct the project, applied Tuesday for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the Maryland Public Service Commission.
    FOX45 News, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
  • If your pet appears sick or may have contracted bird flu, contact your veterinarian.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of contracted
Verb
  • Leicester have retained their former men’s training ground, Belvoir Drive, just outside the city centre, which is situated in a housing estate, and there is so far no information on the Land Registry of a sale.
    Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Producers hold onto their rights and their IP and the value from our spend is retained in the UK, not across the Atlantic.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of retained
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