REEMPLOY Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

reemploy

verb

Definition of reemploy

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

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Verb

This metric measures the proportion of the working-age population that is either employed or actively seeking employment.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The same restraint applies to professors, who will not be permitted to employ AI to write syllabuses or course materials.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of employ

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Reiner hopes to rehire criminal defense lawyer Alan Jackson, who represented Harvey Weinstein in his 2022 Los Angeles rape trial and Karen Read in her 2025 murder trial.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Gartner predicts 50% of companies cutting customer service staff due to AI will rehire by 2027.

— Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of rehire

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Serving as the territory’s secretary of education between 2013 and 2017, overseeing all of its public schools from kindergarten through high school, he was recruited to Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 as a teacher.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Somebody had to recruit before UCF was a recognizable national brand.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of recruit

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Dismissing the general manager who hired Espada doesn’t bode well, but Crane made a clear distinction between the two men during the aftermath.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Scott hired Luca Khouri, a Jamaican artist, to photograph the campaign at the end of March, which was styled by Marika-Ella Ames.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of hire

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The Village Board voted to limit information collected from the cameras to be shared within Illinois only and retain data for only seven days, according to its agreement with the sheriff’s office.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
And despite England reverting to the 11pm cut-off, clubs in Germany, France and Italy have all retained the earlier time of 8pm (local time, 7pm BST).

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of retain

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Google will pay an additional $190 million to Entergy for transmission system upgrades needed to serve the project.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
With consumers paying an average of $49,855 for new cars in July 2026, according to Cox Automotive's Kelley Blue Book, only nine major car brands averaged sale prices under $40,000 in the United States.

— Keith Laing, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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