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Definition of rehire

as in reemployment

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verb

as in to hire

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Noun

The Union-Tribune previously reported that Howard had Hobbs draft a settlement that would exonerate Hobbs of his disciplinary history, clearing the way for his rehire. — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025 There were no specific figures as to how many of those rehires were for the Forest Service. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025

Verb

Written by An American Pickle scribe Simon Rich, Artificial chronicles the tumultuous period in 2023 when Altman was fired from OpenAI and subsequently rehired just a few days later. — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 23 June 2026 He was rehired as an external consultant in September 2025 to support additional patrol needs. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rehire

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehire

Noun

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

Definition of reemployment

Verb

The company began ramping up manufacturing and hiring earlier this year.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026
The film, billed as a biographical dramedy, tells the story of a chaotic boardroom crisis at OpenAI in November 2023, when co-founder Altman was fired and then re-hired at the AI giant.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of hire

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

Inside the box, Murray finds a copy of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick — a callback to an earlier scene in the film where Murray used the book in one of his lectures.

— Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Later that day, China Express passed the second callback inspection.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of callback

Verb

To help recruit a younger demographic, Clarins has teamed with Pop Mart to create product packaging featuring an illustrated girl character, named Molly in Paris.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
The advisor who ends up on a board wasn’t there to be recruited.

— Jennifer Hoffmann, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of recruit

Noun

Berkshire Hathaway held a major GM stake when Barra became CEO, and Buffett delivered a crucial vote of confidence in her leadership amid the 2014 recall crisis.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Then, in the event of a recall, the official would be replaced by appointment, succession or special election at a later date.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of recall

Verb

That expands the number of platforms capable of employing the system during defensive or offensive operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
His uncertain fate plays out in the present-day imagination of an unnamed curator of unspecified gender, who has been employed by the palace to dress some of its rooms for public viewing in the wake of an undescribed personal tragedy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

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