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
  • Even if a job listing is not a scam, a company may post a role while planning to hire internally or recruiting someone already employed elsewhere.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly a decade later, the populist movement has become strong, emboldened to employ an increasingly aggressive narrative towards the immigrant community in the region, especially Muslims.
    — Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of employ
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The boyfriend of an 18-year-old college soccer player in Washington County, Pennsylvania, is accused of fatally stabbing her, putting her body in the hatch of her vehicle and recruiting his mother for help disposing of the body, authorities said.
    — Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • How Gates applied the course to her advantage Gates turned to the network of students to recruit employees for her then-budding startup, Phia, according to the Stanford Daily.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of recruit
Verb
  • Investigating technical allegations about the rail project requires hiring outside experts — and without AB 1608, Belnap says his office can't do that on its own.
    — Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Valentine Nguele, Cameroon’s first female head coach, was hired just six weeks before the tournament.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of hire
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  • 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
  • The referendum would allow the city to enter into a management agreement with a private company while retaining ownership of the stadium and surrounding property.
    — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • For communities facing population loss, an aging workforce, or struggling to retain young professionals and skilled workers, attracting new residents can make economic sense.
    — Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of retain
Verb
  • Critics argue such arrangements force consumers to pay for surplus electricity, although Manga said such guarantees were necessary to secure financing for capital-intensive projects.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • For Medicare patients, doctors are paid an additional 6% of the drug’s average price for each infusion.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 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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“Reemploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reemploy. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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