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

hired

ADJECTIVE
contracted
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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During the offseason, McVay hired Bubba Ventrone, who had coordinated special teams for the Indianapolis Colts and Cleveland Browns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

They also want to know how he got hired by FlyDubai, those people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Then I hired someone to essentially tell me that some of those decisions were wrong, or at least not in our long-term interest, and what changes to make.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The Arizona Cardinals became the ninth on Feb. 1 when they hired Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur after the Rams lost in the NFC Championship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Commander Gorringe told me that some of the men he had hired in Egypt had already deserted.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman




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