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noun

Definition of rehirenext
as in reemployment

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rehire

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verb

as in to hire

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Recent Examples of rehire
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
  1. reemployment
  2. hire
  3. rehiring
  4. reemploy
  5. callback
  6. recruit
  7. recall
  8. employ
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
  • Dismissing the general manager who hired Espada doesn’t bode well, but Crane made a clear distinction between the two men during the aftermath.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Scott hired Luca Khouri, a Jamaican artist, to photograph the campaign at the end of March, which was styled by Marika-Ella Ames.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 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
Verb
  • Whitmer ordered the state’s Treasury Department to help reemploy fossil fuel workers who lose their jobs when carbon-intensive facilities close.
    — Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2020
Definition of reemploy
Noun
  • Eat & Run passed a callback inspection Friday to reopen in time for weekend business.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In one callback, the rearview camera images appeared reversed.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of callback
Verb
  • Serving as the territory’s secretary of education between 2013 and 2017, overseeing all of its public schools from kindergarten through high school, he was recruited to Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 as a teacher.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Somebody had to recruit before UCF was a recognizable national brand.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of recruit
Noun
  • Jacobson and Osterud's efforts did not move beyond the early stages of the recall process.
    — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The recall is the latest in a series of recent incidents involving injectable medical solutions with potential particulate contamination.
    — Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of recall
Verb
  • This metric measures the proportion of the working-age population that is either employed or actively seeking employment.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The same restraint applies to professors, who will not be permitted to employ AI to write syllabuses or course materials.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
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