as in to employ
to provide with a paying job
the sports shoe company recently signed up the nation's top female college basketball player to plug its products
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign (up or on)
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Boards that print just enough to avoid litigation but not enough to foster trust employ the same playbook.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025 -
The Pine Bluff Arsenal, which sits on 3,500 acres near White Hall, employs about 550 civilians .—
Brett Barrouquere,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2025
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The University of Utah also stated that its police department hired a crime data analyst, Nikol Mitchell, in 2022, who discovered that the school had a cold case that had been lost for almost 20 years.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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The group hired workers with disabilities, including veterans, for specialized janitorial work in a Vacaville prison as part of a contract the California Correctional Health Care Services approved.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2025
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Assistant coach Dave Thorson was recruiting Tomes under both head coaches.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
11 May 2025
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In 2015, Tanimura & Antle, one of the region’s largest agricultural companies, recruited Avila Construction Co. to build housing for 800 H-2A workers in the community of Spreckels outside Salinas.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2025
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“Sign (up or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign%20%28up%20or%20on%29. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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