partnering

verb

present participle of partner
as in employing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partnering
  1. employing
  2. subcontracting
  3. recruiting
  4. hiring
  5. contracting
  6. retaining
  7. engaging
  8. paying
Verb
  • According to investigators cited by NBC News, the criminals have shown planning and sophistication by employing techniques like GPS location spoofing and even arranging collisions with police escort vehicles.
    — Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Many companies are already in the planning phase of employing agentic AI, according to McKinsey’s report, with 40% of companies surveyed already scaling agents, up from 27% in 2025.
    — Scott Francis, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of employing
Verb
  • To get around these requirements, some employers outsource to subcontracting firms.
    — Laina Gustafson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of subcontracting
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  • That represents a maximum of $50,000 as an incentive for small businesses to provide health insurance, which would help in recruiting new employees.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Lee came into the race seeking a full term as Oakland mayor and highlighting her administration's work on reducing crime and recruiting more police officers.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of recruiting
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  • The fresh data arrived at a delicate moment for the central bank, where policymakers are weighing a rate increase that could help tackle inflation but risks a slowdown in hiring.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The new funding will go toward hiring and expanding into public works and sanitation.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of hiring
Verb
  • An infant in southwestern Wisconsin has died after contracting measles, the state's first death from the disease in 36 years, state officials announced Thursday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • On Monday, the New York State Department of Health announced that a child had died after contracting measles.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of contracting
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  • These connections may experience interference or dropouts independently of the control link, meaning a pilot can sometimes lose the camera feed while retaining control of the aircraft.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Airlines and aircraft operators will be responsible for collecting and retaining each person’s attestation, which must be obtained prior to boarding.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of retaining
Verb
  • But as luxury brands continue to offset a downturn in aspirational spending by engaging their VICs IRL, the Balich Wonder Studio chairman and creative director’s insights are, in fact, very helpful.
    — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Retail pharmacists have played a role in engaging Aetna members, and a separation could complicate that relationship.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of engaging
Verb
  • Vazquez also helped Wedding evade capture, prosecutors allege, by paying public officials in Mexico to slow down investigations, get rid of evidence and dismiss charges.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • After paying an additional $60,000 in October, he's also paid $30,000 in November.
    — Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of paying
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