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as in rents
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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as in recruits
to provide with a paying job
the farm hires teenagers to pick blueberries in the summer
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as in employs
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 salaries
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
used to mow lawns for hire
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Recent Examples of hires
Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
When her father hires a young bodyguard to protect her, the disparate personalities can’t help but find themselves, well, drawn to each other.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
In Turpentine, after her son hires friends to steal the family’s antique gun collection to pay off a debt, a mother steps in to clean up the mess, triggering a chain of events that stretch the family bond to its limit.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 June 2026
With grant money from the Lucky Duck Foundation, the nonprofit Salvation Army hires residents of its homeless shelter and trains them as food rescue route drivers for nonprofit Feeding San Diego, collecting surplus food from grocery stores and businesses that would otherwise go to waste.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
The second problem is how to assign credit (attribution) for changes when a business uses an artificial intelligence system on emails to customers and also hires a new sales person during the same time period.
—Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
The mayor, with only City Council confirmation, hires the city administrator, who serves at the mayor’s pleasure.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Yellowstone Adventure Tours hires wildlife biologists to lead small-group wildlife-spotting expeditions.
—Matt Bell, AFAR Media, 19 May 2026
But then Cat Hardy walks into his office and hires him to investigate a friend’s disappearance (killing an errant spider with a newspaper, which probably won’t endear her to Spidey).
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Maybe the answer to slumping sales and customer fatigue isn’t splashy, headline-grabbing hires or empty collabs.
—Dave Schilling
contributing
follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
And new hires presumably brought catcher’s mitts.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
New hires will begin paid training immediately at Wegmans’ Triangle-area stores in Cary, Chapel Hill, Raleigh and Wake Forest.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Health care, which has been the leading sector, contributed 35,000 new hires, about in line with its average.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 June 2026
The administration also instituted a political loyalty questionnaire for new federal hires in 2025.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 3 June 2026
As Weiss indicated in a call with staff earlier Wednesday, CBS News leadership is in the process of looking to add new hires.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 June 2026
At the same time, the number of new hires and layoffs both tumbled after bolting higher in March; and voluntary quits fell to their lowest level in nearly six years, an indication of workers’ slipping confidence in the labor market.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
Verb
Simone hires Zoe as her assistant, in what appears to be a dream job.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
When her father hires a young bodyguard to protect her, the disparate personalities can’t help but find themselves, well, drawn to each other.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
In Turpentine, after her son hires friends to steal the family’s antique gun collection to pay off a debt, a mother steps in to clean up the mess, triggering a chain of events that stretch the family bond to its limit.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 June 2026
With grant money from the Lucky Duck Foundation, the nonprofit Salvation Army hires residents of its homeless shelter and trains them as food rescue route drivers for nonprofit Feeding San Diego, collecting surplus food from grocery stores and businesses that would otherwise go to waste.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
The second problem is how to assign credit (attribution) for changes when a business uses an artificial intelligence system on emails to customers and also hires a new sales person during the same time period.
—Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
The mayor, with only City Council confirmation, hires the city administrator, who serves at the mayor’s pleasure.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Yellowstone Adventure Tours hires wildlife biologists to lead small-group wildlife-spotting expeditions.
—Matt Bell, AFAR Media, 19 May 2026
But then Cat Hardy walks into his office and hires him to investigate a friend’s disappearance (killing an errant spider with a newspaper, which probably won’t endear her to Spidey).
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Noun
Another study found that nearly three-fourths of managers consider Gen Z the most difficult to work with, and many bosses get frustrated with their new hires regularly.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Maybe the answer to slumping sales and customer fatigue isn’t splashy, headline-grabbing hires or empty collabs.
—Dave Schilling
contributing
follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
And new hires presumably brought catcher’s mitts.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
New hires will begin paid training immediately at Wegmans’ Triangle-area stores in Cary, Chapel Hill, Raleigh and Wake Forest.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Health care, which has been the leading sector, contributed 35,000 new hires, about in line with its average.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 June 2026
The administration also instituted a political loyalty questionnaire for new federal hires in 2025.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 3 June 2026
As Weiss indicated in a call with staff earlier Wednesday, CBS News leadership is in the process of looking to add new hires.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 June 2026
At the same time, the number of new hires and layoffs both tumbled after bolting higher in March; and voluntary quits fell to their lowest level in nearly six years, an indication of workers’ slipping confidence in the labor market.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hires
Verb
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In other business, the council is permitting Bike the Dunes, which rents bicycles at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center, to place a temporary sign advertising the business on a median at the entrance.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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The Trussardi company was acquired by Gruppo Miroglio in 2024 and the building was not part of the transaction, so Poliform rents the space from the Trussardi family.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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The two-year entry level training program recruits recent college graduates for positions nationwide and overseas including the Corps’ Europe and Pacific locations.—
Brandi Bufford,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Forming each letter recruits the brain in ways tapping a key doesn’t.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2026
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Calculating the interest-earning potential of a high-yield savings or money market account over the short term is relatively straightforward, since the variable rate each employs isn't likely to move dramatically in just a few months.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Micron did not respond Thursday to questions about how many workers Crucial employs and whether they will be laid off or land jobs elsewhere at the company.—
Darin Oswald,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In turn, some of the NBA Finals ticket revenue will end up in a pot to be divided up by the league’s roughly 450 players, primarily in the form of their salaries, Matheson said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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The vast majority of SpaceX employees – many of them engineers who were paid below-market salaries in return for stock – have never had large wealth to manage.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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In a statement last week, the SVP said that voting for the population cap would still allow 40,000 people to move to Switzerland each year, but lawmaker Piero Marchesi said population growth had caused problems for public services, wages, the price of rent, education and the labor market.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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The Directors Guild of America’s national board on Friday unanimously recommended its membership vote in favor of a four-year contract with the major studios that would increase wages, boost contributions to its health plan and establish guardrails surrounding AI technology.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Just to cover the city’s various bond measures, the owner of a home with an assessed value of $1 million pays around $1,145 annually.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Even with premiums, co-pays and deductibles, the federal government cannot afford Medicare-for-some.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
26 May 2026
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