apprenticed

verb

Definition of apprenticednext
past tense of apprentice
as in employed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprenticed
  1. employed
  2. hired
  3. contracted
  4. retained
Verb
  • Nearly 150,000 individuals without legal status are employed in Maryland, according to a 2019 report by the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington.
    Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This meta action comedy is showrunner Charles Yu's adaption of his own 2020 satirical novel of the same name, which employed the screenplay format as a narrative structure.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of employed
Verb
  • All will be hired locally with an average salary of more than $91,000.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As the executive producer of the in-the-round Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Walker built the largest theater subscription base in the country, hired countless Chicago actors and took many a busload of seniors back to the songs of their youth.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of hired
Verb
  • The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said the person who contracted bird flu had mild symptoms, was treated with antivirals and is now recovering at home.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Chelsea and Arsenal have been heavily linked but, unless anyone floats a fee significantly north of £100million, Newcastle will simply not countenance losing a player who is contracted until 2028.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of contracted
Verb
  • Though Grohl retained a divorce attorney just before his September announcement, the former Nirvana drummer had stopped working with the person in November and remained committed to trying to work things out, according to reports.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • They are also believed to have retained access to much of their billion-dollar fortune.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of retained
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