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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
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Elizabeth also rents a commercial space to store her own thrift finds, and a separate operating space for day-to-day responsibilities like listing and shipping orders.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
4 Dec. 2025
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Google already rents those chips to customers through its cloud service, but expanding TPU use into customers’ own data centers would mark a major escalation of its rivalry with Nvidia.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
26 Nov. 2025
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One group of plaintiffs includes a company that recruits foreign nurses and a union that represents medical graduates.—
Arielle Zionts,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
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Belichick will have a few options to replace his departing wide receivers in four-star recruits Carnell Warren and Keeyun Chapman, and three-star WRs Kymistrii Young, Nyqir Helton, and Zamourious Robertson.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Dec. 2025
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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
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But the depth of struggles beyond that must prompt some broader questions about philosophy or the type of hitters Houston employs.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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The labor deals will add more than $1 billion a year to district costs, providing higher salaries and maintaining health benefits for workers and expanding some services to students.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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The district will see a decrease in spending from the general fund on salaries, due to position cuts and retiree savings.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Aprons were a fixture of many employments during the industrial revolution, with strict codes delineating the styles to be worn by staff (plain, workaday) and the styles worn by the women holding the purse strings (elaborate, embroidered and made from more costly cloths).—
Nicole Mowbray,
CNN Money,
25 June 2025
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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents about 5,000 Anheuser-Busch workers nationwide, said in a statement Thursday that under its latest contract, approved last year, employment, wages and seniority are protected in the case of brewery closures.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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As the company continues its expansion in the Volunteer State, here’s what to know about wages and the application process.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Those plans have higher co-pays and deductibles than the more expensive plans.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
2 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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“Hires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hires. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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