1
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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2
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
Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
The report cited internal documents showing Salesforce pitching itself as a tool to boost hiring for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which seeks to ramp up deportations across the country, and suggesting how AI could help evaluate tips and improve ICE investigations.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Sara Smith, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
That one-in-a-million hire signed the paperwork and is officially on board.
—Rebecca Knight, Harvard Business Review, 14 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The hunters are hired to kill them, but Richards has to survive to win the prize money to help his sick daughter.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
The report cited internal documents showing Salesforce pitching itself as a tool to boost hiring for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which seeks to ramp up deportations across the country, and suggesting how AI could help evaluate tips and improve ICE investigations.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
Jordan Alexander, The Onyx Agency’s first hire and now vice president, helped lay the foundation for everything that followed.
—Sara Smith, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
That one-in-a-million hire signed the paperwork and is officially on board.
—Rebecca Knight, Harvard Business Review, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hire
Verb
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The ordinance incentivizes people to potentially rent out their homes during the World Cup through platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo without having to pay taxes associated with the use of commercial spaces.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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After a brief stint renting a home in Orrington, Maine (more on that below), the Kings returned to Lovell in 1979.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
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But American manufacturing looks very different from five decades ago, when millions of workers were employed to perform specific tasks along assembly lines.—
Joel Williams,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Companies that employ geopolitical foresight will be better equipped to navigate disruption and unlock growth opportunities.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In other states, there would be no change to the program, and DACA recipients would still be granted employment authorization documents.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, the school did not give Lea 180 days notice of her firing, as outlined in her employment agreement, according to the lawsuit.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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The district also seeks a maintenance and operations budget override of 15% for class sizes, alternative education programs, electives, teacher salaries, specialty schools, safety and support services and athletic programs.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The terms of Mike Hill’s contract will be honored, including a financial payout of his $420,000 base salary through June 30, 2030.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Oct. 2025
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Revolutionary groups, often recruited from universities and the intelligentsia, were soon carrying out terrorist attacks in the cities.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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Ring of Fire Skull recruited Dusty Summers from a club in Las Vegas.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Many immigrants without legal status were earning wages that put them below the federal government’s poverty line, MPI found, although around 31 percent reported being able to own a home.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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This project will create those 225 positions through 2030, with a minimum average wage of $108,400.—
Brian Gordon,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Lowdown is paying tribute to its late star, Graham Greene.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Their separation came five years after the couple were entangled in the Operation Varsity Blues scandal, pleading guilty to wire and mail fraud related to paying hundreds of thousands in bribes to get their daughters into the University of Southern California.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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In 2022, Bureau of Land Management officials updated a program to incentivize adoptions of wild horses and burros by offering a $1,000 payment for the adoption of an animal removed from federal public lands.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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City residents who apply for flood assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency may be eligible for a one-time $300 Clean and Sanitize Assistance payment, which helps with mold cleanup and addressing potential health concerns related to mold.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Hire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hire. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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