RE-EMPLOYED Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

reemployed

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past tense of reemploy

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Another study earlier this year also highlighted West Virginia’s Ascend program among the best for remote workers employed with companies outside the state.

— Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
In August 2021, Rodriguez began working for Saavedra, whose company provided private security services for clients and often employed active deputies and other law enforcement officers.

— City News Service, Daily News, 20 July 2026

Definition of employed

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He was recruited at great cost to win this World Cup, and because of his tactical nous in knockout football.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
The trippy, mind-bending sci-fi thriller stars Matthew McConaughey as a former NASA pilot recruited for a mission to find a potential new world for mankind when Earth becomes unlivable.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Definition of recruited

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That need has helped to push the Nats to join the Miami Marlins, who started to employ the tactic in the majors late last season, and the Rockies, who hired the Marlins’ assistant pitching coach this winter.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Presley told the Board of Managers that over the last few months, the district has hired 142 uncertified teachers.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

Definition of hired

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Musk retained more than 80% of the company’s voting power after the offering.

— Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
The county retained Kelly & Grossman LLP — working alongside McIntyre Schnieders and Justice Law Collaborative LLC — to litigate the case on a contingency-fee basis.

— Reeti Malhotra July 23, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

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