HEADHUNT Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

headhunt

verb

Definition of headhunt

as in to scout

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Recent Examples of headhunt However, Gordon will need to headhunt a new sporting director. — James Pearce, New York Times, 11 July 2026 Studios are using the platform to headhunt new talent. — Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 31 May 2026 Corporates and industries headhunt good engineers and not many see a career path in global health. — Madhukar Pai, Forbes, 22 May 2022 Nonetheless, some with deep expertise in specific industries or corporate functions have thrived, says Nancy Garrison Jenn, who helps multinationals headhunt the right headhunters. — The Economist, 6 Feb. 2020 There have been headhunting expeditions against Bret Stephens, Bari Weiss, and Sarah Jeong, among others, and the Times mostly has held firm. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 27 Aug. 2019 Pay for the highest ranks could top $3 million this year, a few hundred thousand dollars more than a year ago, according to a survey by headhunting firm Options Group. — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2018 Following early success at EMI Classics, Foster was headhunted by Richard Branson to be the founding managing director of Virgin Classics, before going on to lead BMG Classics UK. — Regina Cho, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2018 At the same meeting, a veteran teacher my school can’t bear to lose admitted he was being headhunted by a better-paying district close to his girlfriend’s house in Silicon Valley. — Andrew Simmons, The Atlantic, 28 June 2017

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Every year, Pigott and his son start thinking about the pumpkin in August, scouting farms in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Upstate New York.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
The two have scouted an as-yet undisclosed location for the concept, and expect to break ground shortly.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of scout

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Ellison fils’s most high-profile hiring decision was to enlist Bari Weiss—the former Times Opinion editor and founder of the center-right publication The Free Press—as editor-in-chief of CBS News.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Google has announced a fresh set of Android updates that enlist artificial intelligence to defend against human fraud, expanding AI's role in detecting and blocking scam attempts via messages and calls.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of enlist

Verb

Chater doesn’t disagree, particularly as promoting the album has prompted more conversations about the subject.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2026
Abe Flores, deputy director of Create CA, a nonprofit advocacy group that promotes arts education for California students, said the challenges SCUSD cited were not unique to the district.

— Chaewon Chung Updated October 21, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of promote

Verb

Warnock calls for more election funding Administrators said additional federal funding could help hire seasonal workers, upgrade equipment, improve polling-place accessibility and strengthen emergency preparations.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
In 2024, a rebuilding project upgraded most of the camp’s guest-facing spaces to a higher level of luxury.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of upgrade

Verb

This cycle, Scudder, with help from the political-action committee Texas Majority, set out to make sure that no race in the state went uncontested, and successfully recruited candidates for each of a hundred and thirty-seven seats.

— Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
That would begin the process of hiring an executive director, developing operational procedures and recruiting mental health professionals and other responders.

— Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026

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