RECRUITED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

recruited

verb

past tense of recruit

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 Summary Canadian universities have successfully recruited 64 international scholars, 48 from top American institutions like Harvard and MIT. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Serving as the territory’s secretary of education between 2013 and 2017, overseeing all of its public schools from kindergarten through high school, he was recruited to Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 as a teacher. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 For instance, in large American cities such as Chicago, significant segments of the Hispanic minority speak only Spanish, which precludes their being recruited by the police. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 In a Monday court filing, the DOJ said Trump secured $258 million in congressional funding for capital restoration in 2025 and recruited donors to finance an endowment. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Halsey recruited Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to pump the record full of blistering rock production to match its gritty content. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026 Canada has recruited dozens of academics from American campuses as the United States cracks down on prestigious institutions. — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 At a science standards adoption in Texas in 2021, an oil and gas industry group recruited volunteers to participate in the process. — Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 Tottenham have recruited six players, all of whom played in the Premier League last season. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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Tissot hired a hygienist who confirmed his finding of elevated lead levels in Tissot’s own home.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Cousy sat out the next six seasons before getting hired as head coach of the Cincinnati Royals in 1969.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

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The Dispatch reported that an EMCC Athletics representative would not confirm whether Stephens remains employed by the school in another capacity.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Chicago police employed 1,102 total detectives as of May 2023, and 1,163 as of last week.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

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