partnered

verb

past tense of partner
as in employed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partnered
  1. employed
  2. recruited
  3. hired
  4. contracted
  5. engaged
  6. retained
  7. paid
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  • That has been the model employed by Strategy and numerous copycat DATs, which have counted on steadily rising asset prices to issue new shares that pay for their operating costs.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Stefani has contested that characterization, saying Mo was lawfully employed by the California Legislature.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of employed
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  • The group also refined donor engagement, recruited five new board members and streamlined operations.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This year, the State Department again cites Cubans fraudulently recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of recruited
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  • The film, billed as a biographical dramedy, tells the story of a chaotic boardroom crisis at OpenAI in November 2023, when co-founder Altman was fired and then re-hired at the AI giant.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Claire, who always longed to be involved in baseball, expressed interest in the job and was hired as a public relations assistant, remaining in the position until 1975, when he was promoted to vice president of public relations.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of hired
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  • Earlier this week Russian officials reported that an employee at a laboratory at an infectious disease research institute in Irkutsk Oblast in Siberia, had contracted pneumonia and died.
    — Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Customs and Border Protection has previously contracted with Oritain for origin-testing services and with Exiger, a supply chain AI and risk management company whose technology detects illicit transshipment.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of contracted
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  • The actor was also previously married to ex-MLB pro David Justice and singer-actor Eric Benét and is currently engaged to musician Van Hunt.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Meaningful connection comes from being engaged, responsive and appropriately transparent, not from making every thought or feeling part of the conversation.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of engaged
Verb
  • Investment banks JPMorgan Chase and Raine Group were retained to assist with the process.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Ultimately, though, Cramer retained the Club's shares because of his trust in the veteran leadership team of CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of retained
Verb
  • If those colonoscopies were done in an independent surgery center or physician’s office, insurers would have paid almost two-thirds less.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In a rare show of unity, politicians from all ends of the fragmented political spectrum also paid tribute to the medieval ruler, listening to the national anthem and a 21-gun salute.
    — COSTAS KANTOURIS, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
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“Partnered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partnered. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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