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
  • While many commissioners supported the idea, commission staff said the benchmark was too stringent to employ without understanding how the new sand placement will fare over the next few months or years.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Unlike woodpeckers, which mostly use their neck muscles to drill, Akis employ their entire body’s momentum, from feet to beak, to slam into the wood.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 5 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
Verb
  • The move comes as the Justice Department investigates allegations that Democrats recruited the second Dan Sullivan to siphon votes from the Republican incumbent.
    — Justin Papp,Caleigh Keating,Garrett Downs,Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Laika was a 3-year-old stray husky-spitz mix from the streets of Moscow, and she was recruited by the Soviet space program for her small size and calm temperament.
    — Hanneke Weitering, Space.com, 3 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
  • Steven’s last-minute decision promises to shake up a race that is widely viewed as crucial to Republicans’ hopes of retaining control of the upper chamber.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
  • While Carlson has long been unaffiliated with the outlet, Patel retains business connections with Carlson, while Carlson’s brother Buckley Carlson has served on the Daily Caller nonprofit’s board.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of retain
Verb
  • The greater problem here is whether the Packers would be willing to pay the heavy price to acquire Taylor.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Among the other vessels that Italy is paying to keep is the Lady M, a sleek 210-foot superyacht owned by Alexei Mordashov, a Putin associate and majority shareholder in Severstal, Russia’s largest steel and mining company.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of pay
Verb
  • This is not the time to lecture or disengage, but to get curious and reengage.
    — Chuka Onuh, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • As Rocket Lab’s Puma backed away, True Anomaly’s Jackal executed more burns to reengage and image its prey.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
Definition of reengage

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