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
  • The cost of employing workers building single-family homes jumped 37% between 2018 and 2022 and 45% from 2014 to 2023, the report said.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
  • This is unlikely to stop politicians from employing scare tactics, though.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of employing
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • However, the biggest challenge lies in recruiting for engineering and software positions.
    — Chase Jordan October 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Among dentists recruiting hygienists, 91% said hiring was very or extremely challenging.
    — Manjot Pal, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of recruiting
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  • Goal-setting with families would be optional, as would hiring preferences for Head Start parents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The board voted 6-2 Tuesday to create a committee that will oversee the search for Crystal Hill’s replacement, taking its first formal step toward hiring a new superintendent one week after abruptly firing Hill.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of hiring
Verb
  • At least 50 health workers have died after contracting the virus.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • To prevent women from contracting HIV from their partners while pregnant, antenatal clinics hope to start offering vaginal rings, which slowly release a protective antiretroviral drug over the course of a month.
    — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of contracting
Verb
  • This is one method within the wider discipline, with engineering and assurance judgments retaining their authority.
    — Mohammed Cherifi, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Cities are ever-changing organisms, shedding elements of the past while retaining others.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of retaining
Verb
  • Albanese, in comments to the media this week, said his government was providing consular assistance and engaging directly with the family.
    — Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Barbara Diaz, 38, of Glastonbury was charged with street takeover, engaging police in pursuit, second-degree reckless endangerment, breach of peace and reckless driving.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of engaging
Verb
  • The urge is then to try to make the financial case for paying those up-front costs, with now-rancorous calls for ‘scaling up’ investments in mitigation technologies.
    — Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The White House hasn’t responded to inquiries about which part of the government is paying.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of paying
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“Partnering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partnering. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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