PARTNERING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

partnering

verb

present participle of partner

as in employing

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The aircraft’s multi-role design also gives commanders greater flexibility in employing it for different missions rather than limiting it to the traditional air-superiority role associated with earlier Eagle variants.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Almost all of the gains came from big business, with companies employing 500 or more workers adding 34,000 while those with fewer than 50 employees rose by 3,000.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of employing

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In 2024, Western intelligence officials started gathering evidence that gangs in Scandinavia were subcontracting local teen-agers to carry out Iranian directives.

— Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
Unite Here Local 17, the union that represents the 500 Target Field concessions workers, says Delaware North failed to bargain in good faith by subcontracting Minnesota Funding Initiative volunteers.

— Aki Nace, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of subcontracting

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Fenerbahce got in on the act by recruiting Nathan Ake from Manchester City and Greenwood from Marseille, bluntly unconcerned by the latter’s past.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
But the administration, led by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, has pushed ahead, recruiting bankers to help wield a loan authority that has swelled from $1 billion to $200 billion thanks to the recent Republican party-line tax bill.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of recruiting

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But incredibly, that failure actually paved the way for his return to the competition last season, with Benfica hiring him just weeks later.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Restaurants and bars led hiring with 59,000 new jobs, and local government education added 42,000, largely reversing a dip the month before.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

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Huffman and Morelle requested the GAO review Freedom 250 documents, including contracting information, records management and funding information.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
As firefighters age out and leave the fire service, the remaining responders manage contracting departments, but a consistent call volume leads to a higher burnout rate, Elliott said.

— Julia Levine, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of contracting

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Smaller components, broader uses The approach could make frequency-conversion devices much smaller while retaining efficient light conversion.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Saikia said the track’s soundscape aimed to hold the depth of Azmi’s poetry and Nooran’s voice while retaining the soul of Sufi music.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of retaining

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This is especially relevant in a world where people often carry a source of bright, engaging light to bed.

— Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
The 30-year-old Ruiz has an air of authority, the elder statesman beside the engaging Kvaratskhelia and the easygoing Dembele.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of engaging

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The massive cash injection of four years ago was much needed, but Barca will be paying it back and more over the next two decades.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
This 37% price cut gives backpackers, beachgoers, and closet rock stars an opportunity to capture surprisingly rich bass and all-weather resilience without paying standard retail prices.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

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