headhunted

verb

past tense of headhunt
as in scouted

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  1. scouted
  2. promoted
  3. upgraded
Verb
  • Yamal was six when he was scouted by Barcelona while playing for his local team nearby.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • Kelly, a Baylor graduate himself, said multiple countries scouted the school’s facilities before Spain settled on it.
    — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of scouted
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  • Millions of Americans are already injecting unapproved chemicals like peptides promoted by a hodgepodge of wellness influencers and celebrity podcasters.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • This Spidey adventure was promoted as a reset in the web-slinging series.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of promoted
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  • Nobody imagined that when the first-team training facility at Benton underwent a long-overdue revamp in 2022, it would be upgraded again in 2026, with a long-term solution still not settled upon.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • And so Monaghan’s Saloon was born in 1892 in a wooden building, which was upgraded in 1901 to the brick structure the bar and grill currently calls home.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026
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“Headhunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headhunted. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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