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as in rented
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
the Youngs hired a limousine for their daughter's wedding
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as in employed
to provide with a paying job
the farm hires teenagers to pick blueberries in the summer
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Recent Examples of hired
Non-Chinese managers were fired shortly after they had been hired and were replaced with Chinese managers, according to the complaint filed in a federal court in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Moore then won Super Bowl LIX as the offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles, and was hired shortly after as the head coach of the New Orleans Saints.
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Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
1 July 2026
Companies that heavily invested in artificial intelligence hired more workers than those that invested little, new research suggests, challenging the narrative that large-scale adoption of the technology would lead to job losses.
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Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Petersen previously served as president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 1 and later became acting chief following Dustman’s resignation until Brinkley was hired as interim chief in September 2025.
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Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
They’re usually hired and rewarded for deep technical expertise, not for their presentation skills.
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William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
After serving in the Army during World War II and performing in the Borscht Belt, Sid Caesar hired him as a writer.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
He was hired by the Mets a month after David Stearns joined New York as president of baseball operations.
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Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Police told the outlet that Weckesser, who worked as a pest control technician for a local company, was hired to do pest control for a home in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Moore then won Super Bowl LIX as the offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles, and was hired shortly after as the head coach of the New Orleans Saints.
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Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
1 July 2026
Companies that heavily invested in artificial intelligence hired more workers than those that invested little, new research suggests, challenging the narrative that large-scale adoption of the technology would lead to job losses.
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Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Petersen previously served as president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 1 and later became acting chief following Dustman’s resignation until Brinkley was hired as interim chief in September 2025.
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Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
They’re usually hired and rewarded for deep technical expertise, not for their presentation skills.
—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
After serving in the Army during World War II and performing in the Borscht Belt, Sid Caesar hired him as a writer.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
He was hired by the Mets a month after David Stearns joined New York as president of baseball operations.
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Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Police told the outlet that Weckesser, who worked as a pest control technician for a local company, was hired to do pest control for a home in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hired
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In recent years, the principal has rented out the South Side high school’s campus to churches, nonprofits and sports leagues, and leaned on a new parent group to drum up donations.
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In the mid-two-thousands, Whitehead periodically rented the house from an aunt, hosting friends on nostalgic trips that spurred him to write about the place.
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As of Monday, Blue was no longer employed at the McDonald’s, and is being held at the Broward County Jail without bond, per NBC Miami.
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First, that Netanyahu will once again rely on the anti-Arab rhetoric that his party has employed for years.
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With Davis’ contract experience, Schein recruited him at CBS.
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In early 2011, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency recruited him to manage its cyberwarfare initiatives.
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They got engaged nine months later, but called off their engagement in late 2015.
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The dispute between Warsaw and Kyiv comes just as Europe has re-engaged the United States in pressuring Moscow to end the war, with officials on the continent warning the neighbors’ tensions would play into the hands of President Vladimir Putin.
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If the estate has sufficient assets after higher-priority expenses, such as certain taxes, administrative costs and funeral expenses, qualifying debts may be paid before any remaining assets are distributed to heirs.
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Amid news of his death, the official Instagram page for Flackstock, a festival created in honor of Caroline Flack, paid tribute to Paul Flack.
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“Hired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hired. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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