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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
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Pramaggiore was convicted of seeking to hide the existence of those lobbying contracts with the Madigan hires from financial and human-resources employees within ComEd.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Specific decisions about who the program hires and whether to add new health conditions to be covered under the program rest with the World Trade Center Health Program administrator, not Secretary Kennedy, according to HHS.
—Liz Neporent, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Whomever Dumont hires, the person has to be empowered to build the roster and staff to his liking.
—Mac Engel
april 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
Brawley hires football coach After a months-long search, Brawley High School has hired a football coach, plucking Rick Stewart away from Calipatria.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Olathe Schools normally hires around 200 certified/licensed staff per year.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
After all, Broidy’s private intelligence company, Circinus, hires the same kinds of former spies and commandos that Chalker’s once did.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
In Sentimental Value, the Swedish actor plays an aging director who, while attempting to reunite with his estranged daughters, hires an American movie star to make a Netflix movie.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
Building owners, represented by an umbrella group called the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, want the workers to start paying health insurance premiums and want new hires to come in under a new job classification that the union says would be lower-paying.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Most of the new hires were unarmed, however, with the city pivoting away from armed security.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
In practice, that can mean leading trainings, mentoring new hires, creating internal resources or contributing to specialized projects — all ways to share expertise without stepping into a formal management role.
—Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
The legal theory behind it is questionable at best, and the court filings—signed only by new hires—suggest that more experienced prosecutors wanted nothing to do with the matter.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
Neon has made a series of hires and promotions in the marketing department.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
CEOs who have climbed to the top of their industries have an eagle eye for talent who drive success—and many have developed their own tricks to find the right hires.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
The additional hires expanded staffing capacity, while marketing helped introduce the brand to new customers.
—Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
After a breakup, rudderless millennial Jane hires a team of Gen-Z consultants to reinvent her life.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Pramaggiore was convicted of seeking to hide the existence of those lobbying contracts with the Madigan hires from financial and human-resources employees within ComEd.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Specific decisions about who the program hires and whether to add new health conditions to be covered under the program rest with the World Trade Center Health Program administrator, not Secretary Kennedy, according to HHS.
—Liz Neporent, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Whomever Dumont hires, the person has to be empowered to build the roster and staff to his liking.
—Mac Engel
april 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
Brawley hires football coach After a months-long search, Brawley High School has hired a football coach, plucking Rick Stewart away from Calipatria.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Olathe Schools normally hires around 200 certified/licensed staff per year.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
After all, Broidy’s private intelligence company, Circinus, hires the same kinds of former spies and commandos that Chalker’s once did.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
In Sentimental Value, the Swedish actor plays an aging director who, while attempting to reunite with his estranged daughters, hires an American movie star to make a Netflix movie.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
Republicans also to save $150 million next fiscal year by delaying allowable new hires throughout the fiscal year.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
Building owners, represented by an umbrella group called the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, want the workers to start paying health insurance premiums and want new hires to come in under a new job classification that the union says would be lower-paying.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Most of the new hires were unarmed, however, with the city pivoting away from armed security.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
In practice, that can mean leading trainings, mentoring new hires, creating internal resources or contributing to specialized projects — all ways to share expertise without stepping into a formal management role.
—Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
The legal theory behind it is questionable at best, and the court filings—signed only by new hires—suggest that more experienced prosecutors wanted nothing to do with the matter.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
Neon has made a series of hires and promotions in the marketing department.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
CEOs who have climbed to the top of their industries have an eagle eye for talent who drive success—and many have developed their own tricks to find the right hires.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
The additional hires expanded staffing capacity, while marketing helped introduce the brand to new customers.
—Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hires
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The denim brand rents out ten of the valley’s most luxurious villas, hosts up to 60 people, provides high-end amenities like IV drips, massage therapy and an onsite coffee pop-up from La La Land and puts on exclusive after-parties.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Today, Amazon rents that hardware to customers of Amazon Web Services, the cloud-computing unit.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Marine recruits jog at Parris Island on Thursday.—
Betsy Badell,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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The three-year-old startup, which is valued at $10 billion, recruits experts in fields ranging from medicine to law to literature, to help provide data that improves the capabilities of AI models.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 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
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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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Starting teacher salaries in CMS are around $48,900, while in Wake County, starting teachers make around $48,340.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2026
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In a sharp U-turn away from STEM, the arts kids are having their moment—and salaries are finally catching up.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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However, wages can vary based on industry.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The union had been seeking higher wages, better pensions, benefits protections and lower health care costs.—
Doug Williams,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 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,
13 Apr. 2026
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The final version of the bill walks back many of the more drastic changes that originally appeared in HB 2, including lowering co-pays, easing up on redetermination and allowing for hardship waivers.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Apr. 2026
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