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
Peterson is even recruiting players who would play in Lawrence well after his departure.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Over the years, the gangs began actively recruiting younger members at Oakland High, Fremont High and Castlemont High, and began hanging out at Oakland’s San Antonio and Arroyo Viejo parks, using blue spray paint to mark their turf, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Nothing will slow us down from recruiting more officers to remove murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gang members, and terrorists from American communities.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
But economists say recruiting young people will get harder nationwide as smaller families continue to transform the American population.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
The network has built up its own newsgathering staff, recruiting reporters and producers from places such as The Washington Post, NBC News, Politico and Bloomberg, among others.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
But the nature of recruiting in the state has changed.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Trump has been recruiting donors for the construction project for months, showing off renderings and scale models to Oval Office visitors.
—Melanie Hicken, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Prominent programs like Michigan and Ole Miss were reportedly among those recruiting him.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Over the years, the gangs began actively recruiting younger members at Oakland High, Fremont High and Castlemont High, and began hanging out at Oakland’s San Antonio and Arroyo Viejo parks, using blue spray paint to mark their turf, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Nothing will slow us down from recruiting more officers to remove murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gang members, and terrorists from American communities.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
But economists say recruiting young people will get harder nationwide as smaller families continue to transform the American population.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
The network has built up its own newsgathering staff, recruiting reporters and producers from places such as The Washington Post, NBC News, Politico and Bloomberg, among others.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
But the nature of recruiting in the state has changed.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Trump has been recruiting donors for the construction project for months, showing off renderings and scale models to Oval Office visitors.
—Melanie Hicken, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Prominent programs like Michigan and Ole Miss were reportedly among those recruiting him.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recruiting
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Corporations were hiring social scientists to cultivate conformity in their workers.—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Higher rates reduce investment, spending, and economic activity, which naturally suppresses hiring.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Their €510million wage bill from 2024-25 only trailed PSG and Manchester City in Europe, based on most recent figures, though that number includes the hefty cost of Barca employing players of various other sports as well as huge off-field staffing levels.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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But employing one of those top-tier signal callers does not seem to be a prerequisite for contention.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Recruiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recruiting. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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