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
Sue Mysko,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Van Der Werf recruits unemployed or underemployed Europeans as young as 18-years-old, into a five-week boot camp run by military veterans to teach teamwork, strength, and discipline.
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Richard Morgan,
Time,
29 June 2026
Barcott is the co-founder and CEO of With Honor, an organization that recruits bipartisan veterans to run for office.
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Quinn Scanlan,
ABC News,
28 June 2026
Curtis plays Violet Olvido, a journalist who begins investigating a string of killings linked to a shadowy international outsourcing company that recruits remote workers across the Philippines.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 June 2026
According to an article in Nature Reviews Psychology, seeing others in pain often recruits the same brain systems as feeling pain ourselves, and can be distressing, especially for highly empathetic people.
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Michele Promaulayko,
Allure,
17 June 2026
Moscow regularly recruits young men of various nationalities — the Starmer arsonists were Ukrainian-born — as proxies in its shadowy hybrid warfare campaigns, Reuters reported.
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Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
In Adidas’ recent World Cup commercial, actor Timothée Chalamet recruits Rodman, Spain’s Lamine Yamal and England’s Jude Bellingham in his quest to take down a neighborhood champion team.
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Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
The two-year entry level training program recruits recent college graduates for positions nationwide and overseas including the Corps’ Europe and Pacific locations.
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Brandi Bufford,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
Now that official visits are starting to wind down, more and more teams and recruits are getting a clearer picture about what the future holds for them in the 2027 cycle.
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Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Anthropic’s employees and recruits, as well as some of the AI company’s customers, call it a feature.
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Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Russian military lawyer Sergei Mamontov said contracts for drone service offer fewer protections than many recruits believe because commanders ultimately decide personnel assignments.
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David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
While the global maritime sector is just 1% female, 72% of Sea Ranger recruits—and 50% of those ultimately hired as Rangers—have been women.
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Richard Morgan,
Time,
29 June 2026
All were standard, one-year Russian military contracts like those signed by foreign recruits from other countries.
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Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Last summer saw a 27% increase in new lifeguard recruits for pools and beaches, the city said, which is good news considering the lifeguard shortages in years prior.
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Noelle Lilley,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
Parade co-marshals Ron Green and Tom Crosby are former Navy recruits who served at the Naval Training Center in the 1950s.
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Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2026
Verb
Interim work is often temporary cover while a company recruits a permanent hire.
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Sue Mysko,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Van Der Werf recruits unemployed or underemployed Europeans as young as 18-years-old, into a five-week boot camp run by military veterans to teach teamwork, strength, and discipline.
—
Richard Morgan,
Time,
29 June 2026
Barcott is the co-founder and CEO of With Honor, an organization that recruits bipartisan veterans to run for office.
—
Quinn Scanlan,
ABC News,
28 June 2026
Curtis plays Violet Olvido, a journalist who begins investigating a string of killings linked to a shadowy international outsourcing company that recruits remote workers across the Philippines.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 June 2026
According to an article in Nature Reviews Psychology, seeing others in pain often recruits the same brain systems as feeling pain ourselves, and can be distressing, especially for highly empathetic people.
—
Michele Promaulayko,
Allure,
17 June 2026
Moscow regularly recruits young men of various nationalities — the Starmer arsonists were Ukrainian-born — as proxies in its shadowy hybrid warfare campaigns, Reuters reported.
—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
In Adidas’ recent World Cup commercial, actor Timothée Chalamet recruits Rodman, Spain’s Lamine Yamal and England’s Jude Bellingham in his quest to take down a neighborhood champion team.
—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
The two-year entry level training program recruits recent college graduates for positions nationwide and overseas including the Corps’ Europe and Pacific locations.
—
Brandi Bufford,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Noun
Four recruits have been hospitalized, according to Castro and a source with knowledge of the situation who was not authorized to talk to the press.
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Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
Now that official visits are starting to wind down, more and more teams and recruits are getting a clearer picture about what the future holds for them in the 2027 cycle.
—
Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Anthropic’s employees and recruits, as well as some of the AI company’s customers, call it a feature.
—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Russian military lawyer Sergei Mamontov said contracts for drone service offer fewer protections than many recruits believe because commanders ultimately decide personnel assignments.
—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
While the global maritime sector is just 1% female, 72% of Sea Ranger recruits—and 50% of those ultimately hired as Rangers—have been women.
—
Richard Morgan,
Time,
29 June 2026
All were standard, one-year Russian military contracts like those signed by foreign recruits from other countries.
—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Last summer saw a 27% increase in new lifeguard recruits for pools and beaches, the city said, which is good news considering the lifeguard shortages in years prior.
—
Noelle Lilley,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
Parade co-marshals Ron Green and Tom Crosby are former Navy recruits who served at the Naval Training Center in the 1950s.
—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recruits
Verb
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Exposing city taxpayers to potential liability when CVI hires return to their past ways, which is known to happen, is extraordinarily misguided.
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An organization that hires for potential and then assigns only narrow, low-risk work has not given potential a chance to prove itself.
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Reducing the quantity of new trade workers forced to work as apprentices is the simplest answer to the ratio problem.
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Guests will hear the shuffle of San Francisco outside the windows, phones ringing, and the lingering voices of apprentices or other clients.
Verb
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Riles’s company now employs 18 people, and as of May, the company’s grown 43% year over year, according to John Helms, director of sales and business insights, clocking slightly over $10 million in revenue in 2025.
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Alyse Lopez-Salm, who lives in a small North Carolina town close to the military base that employs her husband, is one of the 35 million Americans who work from home.
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At the University of Georgia, freshmen may bring cars to campus, but parking availability is extremely limited, and permits are not guaranteed.
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In addition to Watkins and Davidson, the Trojans also brought in two other top freshmen in Sitaya Fagan and Sara Okeke, as well as two priority portal additions in Ryann Bennett and Pania Davis.
Noun
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The free Apple Photos is approachable for photography novices but still powerful enough to satisfy those who want extra control.
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To create something wholly new, the narrative team looked back to other games with a low barrier to entry, particularly early 2000s Nintendo consoles that invited novices to join the fold.
Noun
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In a city whose most iconic statue is a testament to its openness to newcomers, teams from Cape Verde to Paraguay to Congo found local fans and international visitors found compatriots.
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Many rural areas in the Midwest had a similar share of immigrants in 1910, but newcomers to the cities tended to be from novel sources like Russia or Italy.
Noun
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Each sits at a different performance level and price point, covering riders from complete beginners to older teens ready for more capable trail performance.
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Plus, check out more comfy running sneakers that are designed for long distances and walk-to-run beginners.
Noun
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Both experienced growing pains playing as rookies, and the Dolphins are hopeful that the investment made last season will speed up their development in 2026.
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The team is also adding two new rookies, Stanford guard Ebuka Okorie and Virginia center-forward Ugonna Onyenso.
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“Recruits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recruits. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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