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as in renting
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 recruiting
to provide with a paying job
the farm hires teenagers to pick blueberries in the summer
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Recent Examples of hiring
But in hiring the three-time Stanley Cup winner, the Ducks earned credibility in terms of coaching acumen and became an attraction for players.
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Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Notably absent from the SEC’s motion to freeze Kapoor’s assets and its civil complaint was any mention of his hiring Suarez as a consultant for URBIN while the Location Ventures affiliate was seeking approval from City Hall for a residential and retail project at Commodore Plaza in Coconut Grove.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
That means some employers may need to look beyond tools explicitly marketed as artificial intelligence and examine how automation actually shapes hiring decisions.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Herbst, who will resign in November, is the only commissioner who objected to hiring Williams at a salary of $350,000.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Which industries are hiring and where?
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The rate of hiring varied from team to team, but each has seen significant bursts this decade.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 May 2026
The unemployment rate has been stable, the hiring rate's been stable, the layoff rate's been stable, the vacancy rate has been stable.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 May 2026
The board also approved unanimously a district policy that bans an employee from evaluating, hiring or working on the same campus as an immediate family member.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Notably absent from the SEC’s motion to freeze Kapoor’s assets and its civil complaint was any mention of his hiring Suarez as a consultant for URBIN while the Location Ventures affiliate was seeking approval from City Hall for a residential and retail project at Commodore Plaza in Coconut Grove.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
That means some employers may need to look beyond tools explicitly marketed as artificial intelligence and examine how automation actually shapes hiring decisions.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Herbst, who will resign in November, is the only commissioner who objected to hiring Williams at a salary of $350,000.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Which industries are hiring and where?
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The rate of hiring varied from team to team, but each has seen significant bursts this decade.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 May 2026
The unemployment rate has been stable, the hiring rate's been stable, the layoff rate's been stable, the vacancy rate has been stable.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 May 2026
The board also approved unanimously a district policy that bans an employee from evaluating, hiring or working on the same campus as an immediate family member.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiring
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In fact, the three people work in sound design and foley and are colleagues renting the apartment for their work, a current National Geographic-style wildlife documentary.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Cities were then ranked by the total amount renters save each month by renting instead of carrying a mortgage.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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Mack was also charged with recruiting young college students (particularly women) and attempting to persuade other celebrities (such as Beverley Mitchell, Emma Watson and Kelly Clarkson) to join Nxivm.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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After the unremarkable Chip Kelly recruiting era, which begat a slight bump under DeShaun Foster, what first-year coach Bob Chesney has done, before coaching a game, has been downright remarkable.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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Militant Islamist groups, such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and ISIS, have demonstrated increasing sophistication in their use of UAVs, employing them not only for reconnaissance but also for complex attack operations.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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However, a different metric from ADP that tracks slightly larger businesses (those employing between one and 19 people) finds an increase of 526,000 jobs last year.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiring. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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