as in hiring
to provide with a paying job
thousands of recent immigrants were recruited to build the nation's rail system
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Recent Examples of recruiting
Still, the study’s findings challenge the emphasis on early signs of high performance that elite schools, conservatories and youth sport academies often look for when recruiting talent.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Players with lots of recruiting stars next to their names and coaches with lots of zeroes on their paychecks.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
An ever-growing pile of embarrassing legislative audits consistently reveals the persistent challenge the governor has with recruiting and retaining leaders with executive acumen.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2026
America’s top campuses remain crowded with wealth, but some universities have accelerated efforts to reach a wider swath of the country, recruiting more in urban and rural areas and offering free tuition for students whose families are not among the highest earners.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Farm-to-Table Development Community Center is actively recruiting filmmakers to test early versions and offer feedback.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
He is known for calling a potent offense at every stop and recruiting successfully in a way that reaches younger generations.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The singer-songwriter, who made Sexiest Man Alive history on Wednesday as PEOPLE’s first-ever SMA centerfold, opens up to PEOPLE about recruiting the Brat star to be his Sally on Saturday Night Live last month.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
But their messages avoid stark class attacks on billionaires and are more aimed at winning over swing voters rather than recruiting new supporters with progressive tilts.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Jake Angelo, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Players with lots of recruiting stars next to their names and coaches with lots of zeroes on their paychecks.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
An ever-growing pile of embarrassing legislative audits consistently reveals the persistent challenge the governor has with recruiting and retaining leaders with executive acumen.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2026
America’s top campuses remain crowded with wealth, but some universities have accelerated efforts to reach a wider swath of the country, recruiting more in urban and rural areas and offering free tuition for students whose families are not among the highest earners.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Farm-to-Table Development Community Center is actively recruiting filmmakers to test early versions and offer feedback.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
He is known for calling a potent offense at every stop and recruiting successfully in a way that reaches younger generations.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The singer-songwriter, who made Sexiest Man Alive history on Wednesday as PEOPLE’s first-ever SMA centerfold, opens up to PEOPLE about recruiting the Brat star to be his Sally on Saturday Night Live last month.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
But their messages avoid stark class attacks on billionaires and are more aimed at winning over swing voters rather than recruiting new supporters with progressive tilts.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recruiting
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The Falcons began their search after hiring former longtime quarterback Matt Ryan as president of football.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
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In these sectors, while unemployment hasn’t surged, hiring has essentially been frozen for the past year, especially for entry-level roles, as firms juggle worries over economic uncertainty and AI fears.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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The changes the department has made include employing a medical doctor who is an addiction medicine specialist, reviewing methadone induction protocols at all facilities and the suspension of methadone induction at Garner.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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Hamspon is employing a simplified one-dimensional model to accelerate simulations while coupling thermodynamic and neutronic effects.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Recruiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recruiting. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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