reemployment

noun

as in rehiring

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Recent Examples of reemployment Employees who are not placed by June 30 would be added to a 39-month reemployment list, staff said. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026 Cruz also said Hill-Brodigan won’t be considered for reemployment at the school district. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reemployment
  1. rehiring
  2. callback
  3. rehire
  4. recall
Noun
  • Organizations often lose critical skills, institutional knowledge, and context, finding that rehiring costs can exceed initial savings.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The Chiefs’ offensive coordinator from 2018-22, Bieniemy has familiarity with Mahomes, who actually pushed the need for accountability ahead of his rehiring.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of rehiring
Noun
  • Vergara and Mandel will see their own callback performances next week.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, each judge hosted the acts at a place of their choosing for a more intimate callback.
    — Joelle Goldstein, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of callback
Noun
  • On March 11, a Title IX decision maker recommended Haley's termination and deemed her ineligible for rehire.
    — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • These were rehires following layoffs to reduce NOAA’s workforce by approximately 10%.
    — Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2025
Definition of rehire
Noun
  • The 2022 recall of progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin, amid concerns over crime, homelessness, and drug addiction, served as a major warning sign for the Left.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That’s why 529 Commerce issued a recall of Rooted In Rare brand Aquafaba Powder.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of recall

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“Reemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reemployment. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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