as in hires
to provide with a paying job
thousands of recent immigrants were recruited to build the nation's rail system
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as in apprentices
a person who is just starting out in a field of activity
the skydiving instructor and other experienced jumpers tried to encourage the new recruits on their first jump
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Recent Examples of recruits
Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Wahlberg, 54, plays a professional thief who recruits a new team in an attempt to rob a treasure recently recovered from the depths of the ocean.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
The international outfit recruits followers to join nearby cells and will refer prospects to, as well as put them in contact with, antifa chapters in their area.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
The English-speaking group recruits teenagers to promote its scams in an attempt to bypass prosecution.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
Every exhale naturally recruits your obliques to help narrow and stabilize your rib cage, keeping your lower ribs from flaring and creating postural alignment with your hips.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
With guidance and resources from the American Heart Association, each nominee builds a personalized campaign, recruits an Impact Team and inspires others to join the mission.
—Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
There will be a lot on the line when the rivals meet for the final time, from bragging rights between the fans to the winner being able to send a message to DFW recruits that their program is ascending while the loser isn’t.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
Getting recruits up to standard isn't cheap.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Set entirely in 1958 Stockholm, The New Force follows a small group of women who graduate as Sweden’s pioneering police recruits, most notably Carin (Josefin Asplund), Siv (Agnes Rase), and Ingrid (Malin Persson).
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Among the top 100 recruits in the 2025 class, 28 are coming to the SEC, which is more than any other conference.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Both girls were admitted into the Los Angeles private university as crew recruits despite neither having played the sport.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
More than two dozen new recruits, who all come from a group of Swiss towns and villages, will join the Swiss Guard on Saturday when they are sworn in during a ceremony at the Vatican.
—Katie Kindelan, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
Entering this season, six of the top 11 Heisman candidates (per ESPN Bet) were former five-star quarterback recruits in 247Sports’ recruiting rankings.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
However, Cartwright struggled on day 1 of the show, which sees celebrity recruits head to Morocco to take part in various challenges that mimic military training.
—Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Actor Jussie Smollett, reality star Teresa Giudice, and Olympian Shawn Johnson East are among the recruits.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
Today, the University recruits students and VIPs (like NFL stars, Olympic athletes, and high-profile alumni) to lead the Two-Bits cheer and rile up the crowd, and it’s always done in the spirit of Florida pride with no ulterior financial motive, as Edmondson himself established.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Wahlberg, 54, plays a professional thief who recruits a new team in an attempt to rob a treasure recently recovered from the depths of the ocean.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
The international outfit recruits followers to join nearby cells and will refer prospects to, as well as put them in contact with, antifa chapters in their area.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
The English-speaking group recruits teenagers to promote its scams in an attempt to bypass prosecution.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
Every exhale naturally recruits your obliques to help narrow and stabilize your rib cage, keeping your lower ribs from flaring and creating postural alignment with your hips.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
With guidance and resources from the American Heart Association, each nominee builds a personalized campaign, recruits an Impact Team and inspires others to join the mission.
—Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
There will be a lot on the line when the rivals meet for the final time, from bragging rights between the fans to the winner being able to send a message to DFW recruits that their program is ascending while the loser isn’t.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
Getting recruits up to standard isn't cheap.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
These new pressures add to existing ones, such as building state-of-the-art facilities and hiring expensive coaches in hopes of landing recruits.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Set entirely in 1958 Stockholm, The New Force follows a small group of women who graduate as Sweden’s pioneering police recruits, most notably Carin (Josefin Asplund), Siv (Agnes Rase), and Ingrid (Malin Persson).
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Among the top 100 recruits in the 2025 class, 28 are coming to the SEC, which is more than any other conference.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Both girls were admitted into the Los Angeles private university as crew recruits despite neither having played the sport.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
More than two dozen new recruits, who all come from a group of Swiss towns and villages, will join the Swiss Guard on Saturday when they are sworn in during a ceremony at the Vatican.
—Katie Kindelan, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
Entering this season, six of the top 11 Heisman candidates (per ESPN Bet) were former five-star quarterback recruits in 247Sports’ recruiting rankings.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
However, Cartwright struggled on day 1 of the show, which sees celebrity recruits head to Morocco to take part in various challenges that mimic military training.
—Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Actor Jussie Smollett, reality star Teresa Giudice, and Olympian Shawn Johnson East are among the recruits.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recruits
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The only hires from the Muschamp (2010-11) and McElwain (2014-15) cycles to win power conference titles were Stanford promotion David Shaw, Michigan man Jim Harbaugh and Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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These hires infuse Blue Water with critical know-how to streamline production and operationalize its ASV platforms effectively.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The house’s historical and architectural value comes from its original creators—husband and wife Sheng Pao Sheng and Shao Fang Sheng, both former apprentices of Wright.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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That’s a key fact given that under labor law, unions represent employees—not independent contractors, interns, apprentices or some other designation short of employment.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The health care sector accounted for 48% of that lackluster growth, expanding by about 232,000 jobs, even though the sector employs only about 11% of workers.—
Phillip Reese,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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His pitch is that CRH, which employs some 80,000 people, is well-placed to benefit from a surge of investment in US infrastructure, from roads and bridges to AI data centers and microchip plants.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Pioneers had a young squad with 14 sophomores or freshmen starting.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Oct. 2025
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Auburn also landed two of the top three junior-college transfers and two top-100 freshmen, an impressive reload following the best season in school history.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That’s because using a whetsone can be tricky for novices.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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For seasoned cooks and kitchen novices, cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller takes it back to basics with great, family-friendly recipes worth making over and over again.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For all these internet-savvy newcomers, though, making it to SNL is just the first part of the battle.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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No word yet on roles to be played by the newcomers.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Brisk Walking Walking is gentle, low-impact, and excellent for exercise beginners or seniors.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
2 Oct. 2025
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In the sub-alpine forest of Kachina Peak, a popular ski area, are Taos Ski Valley’s via ferrata routes for beginners and advanced climbers alike.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Often, the preseason games allow coaches to give newer roster members, including rookies and offseason acquisitions, some playing time in a game setting.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Dolphins believe that playing with rookies has impacted him negatively.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Recruits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recruits. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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