SUBCONTRACTING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

subcontracting

verb

present participle of subcontract

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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Those most at risk of contracting a foodborne illness are pregnant women, infants and young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems.

Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
However, younger parents may not have witnessed the devastation that vaccine-preventable infections once caused before the widespread use of vaccines, such as the brain swelling caused by measles or babies developing seizures after contracting whooping cough.

Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024

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