reemploy

verb

Definition of reemploynext
as in to employ

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Recent Examples of reemploy Whitmer ordered the state’s Treasury Department to help reemploy fossil fuel workers who lose their jobs when carbon-intensive facilities close. — Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reemploy
  1. employ
  2. rehire
  3. recruit
  4. hire
  5. job
  6. retain
  7. pay
  8. reengage
Verb
  • How the company develops its employees remains a key focus for the food brand, which employs nearly 8,000 employees across its state locations, including nearly 2,500 in Chicagoland.
    — S. Sorrina Beecher, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Additionally, the employees involved in this matter are no longer employed by Kennedale ISD.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of employ
Verb
  • The current commission has since voted to roll back the salary increases and rehire Iglesias, whom Sanabria considers to be a good friend and a strong city manager.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Reiner, 32, wants to rehire Alan Jackson, who has represented the likes of Harvey Weinstein and Karen Read.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of rehire
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  • Yes, this one was personal for Stokes, a Louisville native who chose KU over Kentucky in recruiting, and also for Taylen Kinney, whose hometown is Newport, Kentucky.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Both Brad Lord, head coach at South Lake (4-6), and Gavin Jones, head coach at Tavares (5-5), said not allowing their teams to participate takes away opportunities to compile more film for recruiting profiles.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of recruit
Verb
  • When the decision to hire Schottenheimer was made, anything that happened afterward immediately fell on the Joneses up top.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Being on a massive TV set is an intimidating enough position to find yourself in, let alone playing a character who would quickly become an antagonist to the powerful people who’ve hired her.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of hire
Verb
  • When Golding was the defensive coordinator at Southeastern Louisiana from 2012-13, Toney was a defensive assistant working his first Division I job.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
  • Where That Leaves Investors The investable question was never which jobs AI erases.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Definition of job
Verb
  • Nvidia’s board confirmed that Mr Huang retains its confidence and will continue to lead the company.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The administration will retain control of the research agencies, and funding legislation will remain subject to presidential veto.
    — Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of retain
Verb
  • The House can move the bill forward without requiring cuts elsewhere to pay for it.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The lawsuit alleged that the facility violated the state's minimum wage and forced labor laws by paying detainees $1 a day to work at the facility, sometimes under threat of solitary confinement.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of pay
Verb
  • North Korea may seek to reengage with the United States to counterbalance its overdependence on China, or as a hedge against Russia’s failure in its war with Ukraine.
    — Stephen E. Biegun, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2026
  • This is not the time to lecture or disengage, but to get curious and reengage.
    — Chuka Onuh, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of reengage

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“Reemploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reemploy. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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