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noun

as in reemployment

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verb

present participle of rehire
as in hiring

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Recent Examples of rehiring
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, 10 Apr. 2026 Dean took aim at both the firings and the subsequent rehiring push, calling the cycle inefficient and costly. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026 John Casey, Google’s head of compensation, recently told employees in a meeting about the rehiring. — Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025 The agreement also would guarantee rehiring and back pay for federal employees impacted by the shutdown. — Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025 His potential rehiring comes as current City Manager Jeff Barton prepares to retire in November, marking the end of a four-year stint in the role and a 25-year career at city hall. — Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehiring
  1. reemployment
  2. hiring
  3. rehire
  4. employing
  5. recruiting
  6. retaining
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
  • New institutions get their room to maneuver through carve-outs from rules that are meant to apply across all of government, such as hiring authorities that bypass the normal process or waivers from cumbersome procedural requirements.
    — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • That includes hiring staff, acquiring technology resources and making an impact on individual lives.
    — Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of hiring
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
Verb
  • Last summer, organizers began employing the concept for violence prevention and intervention, as community members and stakeholders continually seek new ways to combat pervasive gun violence.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • One of its key functions has been for healing, often employing a complex knowledge of medicinal plants and in many cases providing the only medical services available within African American communities.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of employing
Verb
  • The Pentagon has also pulled recruiting resources from events aimed at specific demographics.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The skills matched the other traits college coaches emphasized while recruiting Oduwa.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of recruiting
Verb
  • These are just a few examples of the many legitimate business purposes for retaining data.
    — Jodi Daniels, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Nordic spruce fir trees will provide the raw material, with the wood retaining biogenic carbon captured during growth.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of retaining

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“Rehiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehiring. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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