REHIRED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

rehired

verb

past tense of rehire

as in hired

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DeMarco had no prior WNBA experience before being hired by New York.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Morales was hired by ICE in August 2025 and had more training than other hires, his attorney, David Lindenmuth, said.

— Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of hired

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Republicans argue the second Sullivan was recruited into the race to sow confusion, an allegation substantiated on Wednesday by a bombshell New York Times report.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
Undaunted by the huge blank wall, Mendez recruited some of the same young people working on the 23rd Street mural along with youth from the neighborhood.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

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Third District Court of Appeal retention results Judge Kansas Gooden will be retained.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
After their first year on the bench and at the end of every term, voters are asked to weigh in on whether a judge should be retained or removed from their position.

— The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026

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Nakase changed her starting lineup in a move that paid huge dividends after Golden State fell behind 2-1, inserting Kaila Charles and Tiffany Hayes and bringing Kayla Thornton and Cecilia Zandalasini off the bench.

— Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Laroche later paid nearly $800, including interest, for the car taxes and said the issue had been overblown.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

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