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noun

as in reemployment

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rehiring

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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
  • That puts additional weight on the value of the face-to-face interview — one of the last remaining stages of the hiring process that can’t be automated.
    — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026
  • The casting was just as important as hiring our cinematographer or our production designer.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 July 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
  • Gunther, however, consistently taunted Aldis's wife, Mickie James, and son at ringside, employing a brutal, methodical approach.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The newer Kobe variant diverges by employing Knicks blue and orange through a splatter pattern on its eyestay panel and heel counter, as well as underneath a translucent blue outsole.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
Definition of employing
Verb
  • But there’s also room for a couple of 3 stars, as the Super 11 is more about high school star power than recruiting ranking.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • That's right, Curt Cignetti just changed the entire dynamic of Hoosier recruiting with a commitment from one Monshun Sales, a five-star wideout hailing from nearby Indianapolis.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of recruiting
Verb
  • Both aircraft use Jaunt’s Slowed-Rotor Compound configuration, which shifts more lift to the wing during forward flight to improve cruise efficiency while retaining vertical takeoff and landing capability.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Alabama, meanwhile, remains a persistent outlier, retaining the highest relative fatality burden even when normalized against population size, indicating that exposure alone does not fully account for its placement in the distribution.
    — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of retaining

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