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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
Since part-timers are rehired based on performance, these evaluations gain even more significance. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026 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 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
  • Jennifer Shuford, who had been Texas’s health commissioner, was part of a team hired to restore confidence in the agency.
    — Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Spoelstra and May became even closer when the Heat hired his son, Jack May, as a video room intern a few years ago.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of hire
Noun
  • Penned by Simon Rich, Artificial centers around the controversial firing and subsequent rehiring of Altman by OpenAI’s board of directors within a span of five days in November 2023.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Organizations often lose critical skills, institutional knowledge, and context, finding that rehiring costs can exceed initial savings.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 29 July 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
  • On the callback inspection two days later, on Wednesday, the inspector saw nine dead roaches and one live roach.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • For Eilish, the look carries a personal callback to her childhood.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of callback
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
Definition of recruit
Noun
  • The recall classification was updated this month to Class ll — meaning exposure to the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Consumers are encouraged to toss any items on the recall list, or return them.
    — Eva Flowe October 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of recall
Verb
  • The location is set to employ around 100 people and will feature a full-service dining room and bar, private dining room, carryout, delivery and catering service, a news release from Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria said.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Much of that growth came from banks and other financial firms hiring AI talent, though the Bay Area still employs more AI specialists.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
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