recruiting

present participle of recruit

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of recruiting Mendoza rose out of recruiting obscurity. Antonio Morales, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 The sample size of the study was small, recruiting just 60 people, all in their 35th week of pregnancy. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025 But if researchers were to study people drawn from the general population – say, by recruiting people from a large shopping mall – some might carry the same primary variant but have far milder symptoms or none at all. Santhosh Girirajan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025 Like many states, New York was having trouble recruiting new correction officers. Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025 The conviction followed a high-profile trial that detailed Maxwell's role in recruiting and grooming victims for Epstein. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 The startup assembled an impressive roster of talent, recruiting approximately 30 researchers and engineers from leading AI firms including former colleagues from OpenAI, as well as experts from Google, Meta, Mistral, and Character AI. Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025 Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball coach Bill Self and his staff are on quite the heater in recruiting. Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025 San Francisco’s legendary Castro Theater is finally reopening in 2026 after an extensive remodel, and the venue is recruiting Sam Smith to kick off their new era. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recruiting
Verb
  • But while many hiring professionals are concerned about applicants using AI in the process, one leader actually hunts for talent using the tech in application rounds.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • What to know about city, state laws Elam said larger cities like Louisville could choose to implement a similar program to Elizabethtown but might consider hiring compliance officers outside the police force.
    Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Much like a soccer team employing zonal marking on a corner kick or free kick, going zone against a baseline out of bounds (BLOB) or sideline out of bounds (SLOB) play simplifies the defensive assignments and minimizes the impact of the opponent's crossing and screening actions.
    Jim Root, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Velasca works with leading producers, employing cashmere from Filati Biagioli Modesto and fabrics from Thomas Mason for its shirts.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Recruiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recruiting. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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