headhunting

Definition of headhuntingnext
present participle of headhunt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for headhunting
scouting
Verb
  • The 6-foot-6, 267-pound prospect fared well at both the Senior Bowl and NFL scouting combine to improve his stock among a deep crop of tight ends, which is seemingly led by Kenyon Sadiq (Oregon) and Eli Stowers (Vanderbilt).
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Rene Morales, senior curatorial fellow at the Bakehouse Art Complex in Wynwood and former chief curator at PAMM, recently swung by for a studio visit with Palazzolo-Daboul, and, intrigued, ended up scouting out the rest of Tunnel.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Headhunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headhunting. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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