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as in to rent
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
the Youngs hired a limousine for their daughter's wedding
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2
as in to employ
to provide with a paying job
the farm hires teenagers to pick blueberries in the summer
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as in employ
the state of being provided with a paying job
he spent most of his career in the hire of high-paying defense contractors
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as in salary
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
used to mow lawns for hire
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Recent Examples of hire
Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Better yet, hire local eco-guides who are knowledgeable about the land and invested in protecting it.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
The village manager, Thomas Phelan, will be tasked with appointing internal hires to those positions, according to the change.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Verb
His death was officially ruled a suicide by hanging, but Epstein's brother Mark hired renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden to observe the official autopsy.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Better yet, hire local eco-guides who are knowledgeable about the land and invested in protecting it.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
However, that report also showed that private employers only account for 74,000 of those jobs, with the rest of hires coming from state and local governments.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
The village manager, Thomas Phelan, will be tasked with appointing internal hires to those positions, according to the change.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hire
Verb
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Lori also served as the executive director at the North Idaho Housing Coalition, a nonprofit organization that renovated homes to rent or sell to low-income families.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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However, for convenience and comfort, your best bet is to rent a car.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
5 July 2025
Verb
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And importantly for companies, why employ thousands of humans to answer those calls?—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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Israeli warships and ground launchers also employ the medium/long-range Barak air defense system, which compared to David’s Sling is fully-indigenous, cheaper and slightly shorter-ranged.—
Sebastien Roblin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Robust absorption: The city continues to attract new tenants, benefiting from higher office utilization rates and faster office employment growth than most other metros.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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Honoring schedule flexibility is a true employment benefit and morale booster.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The Justice Department announced criminal charges Monday in a scheme by North Korea to fund its weapons program through the salaries of remote information technology workers employed unwittingly by U.S. companies.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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But using a trade exception, which allows a team to acquire a player in a trade even if their salary would otherwise put the team over the salary cap or the team is already over the salary cap, hard caps teams at the first apron.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
Verb
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The physical attributes that helped these women get recruited likely led to their low rates of maternal mortality.—
Ann Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
9 July 2025
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Colorado College under Kris Mayotte has smartly recruited mid-round picks who were top players for their CHL teams, but are maybe not marquee names.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
Noun
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This begs a clear question of training providers, employers, and governments: What if your workforce investment strategy was judged not by how many people enrolled, but by how many got hired with better wages after completing it?—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Public workers are reporting real wage declines of over 70% since the start of the year, and strikes are spreading among healthcare workers, teachers and pensioners.—
Antonio Maria Delgado
July 8,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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That payment was bumped to $2 million when Blitzer took over; NWSL prices were already on the rise, and that was in line with what Angel City and the San Diego Wave paid when they were awarded teams in 2020 and 2021.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
8 July 2025
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Nobody complains about the way the health care industry forces us to pay high prices for low-quality service.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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More detail is also expected on payments made during production and whether any money fell into the hands of Hamas.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
12 July 2025
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More: Car buyers set a record with more than $1,000-a-month car payments in Q2 Jamie L. LaReau is the senior autos writer who covers Ford Motor Co. for the Detroit Free Press.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
12 July 2025
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“Hire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hire. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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