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  • past tense form of hire.
  • past participle of hire.

hired

ADJECTIVE
contracted
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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By then, Kent had already earned the trust of neighbors who hired him to mow their lawns or babysit.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

The university later decided that executives hired after March 2022 would no longer participate in the program.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

What Are We is the first song Winnie released as a solo artist in 2020, and an alien language specialist was hired to help her translate it into the Bilquis language.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

The AI giant has committed $20 billion to a new data-center project in Georgia and hired an architect of Elon Musk’s computing build-out.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

“What a racket,” Madame Ionesco said appreciatively of the bagpiper, as she stumbled half asleep from the hired carriage and flashed her semitoothless grin.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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