subcontracting

present participle of subcontract

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcontracting
Verb
  • Anyone can fall ill after contracting the virus, but the risk of severe illness is higher for people who are younger than five or older than 65.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Any viral outbreak poses a public health risk, particularly for children and older people who may be more vulnerable to contracting serious illnesses when affected.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Tariffs In the week ahead, investors will be buckled up and paying close attention to every twist and turn in the tariff story.
    Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Real Madrid has avoided paying such substantial fees in recent years, instead acquiring key players like Kylian Mbappé on free transfers.
    Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The board also approved unanimously a district policy that bans an employee from evaluating, hiring or working on the same campus as an immediate family member.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Palm Beach County needs to get a lot more serious about hiring its first new county administrator in a decade.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • And if the administration is worried about tariffs policy placing short-term inflation pressure on the economy, that would make sense.
    Kevin Williams, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Finally, baseball fans can get an early jump on the start of the action by placing a 2025 MLB Futures Boost on a 3+ leg division winner parlay.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Subcontracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontracting. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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