as in hired
to provide with a paying job
thousands of recent immigrants were recruited to build the nation's rail system
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Recent Examples of recruited
Patreon has recruited Substack talent by dangling sweeteners like revenue guarantees.
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The North Star is depicted with five points, to represent the five members of Hansen's immediate family (him, his wife and three children) as well as the state of Texas, where Hansen and his family have been living since he was recruited as a CSA astronaut in 2009.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Barker got to know the Huskies star when she was being recruited by North Carolina and was always impressed by Strong’s humility.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
During the trial, a group called the DFW Support Committee recruited volunteer note-takers to transcribe the proceedings.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
The summer after filming an unaired Netflix reality series, The Ranches at Belt Creek, the yoga instructor was recruited for the streamer’s age-blind dating experiment.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
On December 14, 2022 it was ruled that Arizona and Miller had to vacate all regular-season and Pac-12 Tournament wins from 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons in which illegally recruited players participated in.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Consumers were then recruited to join a pyramid scheme that sold credit repair services to others, costing them millions.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
The game will feature Yankees slugger and Northern California native Aaron Judge, who was recruited by the Giants as a free agent in 2022 before signing a nine-year, $360 million contract to stay with the Yankees.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The North Star is depicted with five points, to represent the five members of Hansen's immediate family (him, his wife and three children) as well as the state of Texas, where Hansen and his family have been living since he was recruited as a CSA astronaut in 2009.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Barker got to know the Huskies star when she was being recruited by North Carolina and was always impressed by Strong’s humility.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
During the trial, a group called the DFW Support Committee recruited volunteer note-takers to transcribe the proceedings.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
The summer after filming an unaired Netflix reality series, The Ranches at Belt Creek, the yoga instructor was recruited for the streamer’s age-blind dating experiment.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
On December 14, 2022 it was ruled that Arizona and Miller had to vacate all regular-season and Pac-12 Tournament wins from 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons in which illegally recruited players participated in.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Consumers were then recruited to join a pyramid scheme that sold credit repair services to others, costing them millions.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
The game will feature Yankees slugger and Northern California native Aaron Judge, who was recruited by the Giants as a free agent in 2022 before signing a nine-year, $360 million contract to stay with the Yankees.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recruited
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Orr hired Campbell away from Oregon, where the coach’s mastery in recruiting helped boost the Ducks to national prominence.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Ultra has hired off-duty fire rescue crews to patrol the event, utilizing emergency aid kits and scooters to navigate the crowds and get patients to an ambulance faster.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The officer is no longer employed by Baltimore Police Department and the individual no longer lives in Maryland, Bradford said.—
Chevall Pryce,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2026
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More than 70 percent of the 45 million workers directly employed by India’s garment and textile industry—its second-largest employer after agriculture—are women.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Recruited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recruited. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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