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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
Instead of hiring a new host, the network is replacing the show with Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed.
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Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
The study shows the remote roles companies have been hiring for most between January 1 and May 21, 2026, offering average salaries of $100,000 or more, according to Paysale.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Federal prosecutors accused Daniel Sikkema of hiring Alejandro Triana Prevez, a Cuban former security officer living in Brazil, to carry out the murder.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
Although other factors were undoubtedly at play, this is yet another data point that illustrates productivity can not be bought simply by hiring more engineers.
—Martin Casado, Fortune, 20 May 2026
The Magic courted Kidd five years ago before hiring Jamahl Mosley.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 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
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
Palm Beach County needs to get a lot more serious about hiring its first new county administrator in a decade.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
The study shows the remote roles companies have been hiring for most between January 1 and May 21, 2026, offering average salaries of $100,000 or more, according to Paysale.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Federal prosecutors accused Daniel Sikkema of hiring Alejandro Triana Prevez, a Cuban former security officer living in Brazil, to carry out the murder.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
Although other factors were undoubtedly at play, this is yet another data point that illustrates productivity can not be bought simply by hiring more engineers.
—Martin Casado, Fortune, 20 May 2026
The Magic courted Kidd five years ago before hiring Jamahl Mosley.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 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
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
Palm Beach County needs to get a lot more serious about hiring its first new county administrator in a decade.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 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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The previous campaigns that targeted Florida and Texas had no visible effect on recruiting or free agency in either college or professional sports.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Concerns about longer-term career impacts are also to blame for trouble recruiting the next generation of researchers.—
Eric Welch,
The Conversation,
19 May 2026
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But most importantly of all, macOS users need to be aware of how the SHub Reaper threat actors are employing that infection chain by layering familiar brands across multiple stages of the same singular attack.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Cambodia’s garment industry, employing hundreds of thousands of workers, also rode the shift.—
Mayu Saini,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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“Hiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiring. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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