jobbed

verb

Definition of jobbednext
past tense of job
as in employed

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  1. employed
  2. hired
  3. paid
  4. retained
  5. contracted
  6. engaged
Verb
  • For the Spanish-language Dracula, Universal employed a different director, actors and crew to work at night on the same sets — and in many of the same costumes — that were used during the day for the Tod Browning version that made Bela Lugosi a legend.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Later in 2019, the woman claims that she was physically dominated and raped by Brooks while employed for an event.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of employed
Verb
  • According to Stearns, Binder was one of the first five people Harris ever hired in politics.
    Zohreen Shah, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For 80% of the new DOL grants, that’s unlikely to be apprentices hired or apprenticeship programs launched.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hired
Verb
  • This growth has had a substantial impact on music catalog values, with streaming accounting for 62% of the average multiple of net publisher's share paid for a publishing catalog.
    Kori Hale, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That assumes only 50% of the fines are actually paid, and an average of 137,000 criminal convictions in the state a year, a figure based on information from the Administrative Office of the Courts.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of paid
Verb
  • Horowitz, retained to broker the deal, immediately thought of the George Kaiser Family Foundation, in Tulsa.
    Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
  • If one or more of the judges is not retained, Indiana would use the judicial nomination commission to select a new lawyer, and the Indiana governor would make the appointment from a list of nominees by the commission.
    Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of retained
Verb
  • As outlined in a 2021 report by Inside Higher Ed, during the global pandemic, many student counseling centers contracted with third-party vendors to provide teletherapy services for students.
    Eric Wood, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Construction on new homes doesn’t start until buyers come tour, are contracted, and designs are finalized.
    Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of contracted
Verb
  • After the two were engaged, the entire wedding came together surprisingly quickly.
    Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • After just over a year of dating, the couple got engaged back at the theme park, in front of Cinderella’s castle, on Valentine’s Day in 2023.
    Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of engaged
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