RECRUITING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

recruiting

verb

present participle of recruit

as in hiring

to provide with a paying job thousands of recent immigrants were recruited to build the nation's rail system

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Recent Examples of recruiting Hospitality, retail and tech are recruiting people who’ve already solved the problem banks are trying to solve, just in a different building. — Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The 30-second teaser sees Jackson hustling around town, making money and recruiting his team of crooks. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026 Hosted by comedian and cerebral palsy advocate Tina Friml, the ceremony took place at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, combining humor with pointed calls for the film and television industry to invest more in recruiting disabled talent. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 The Houthis had also been forcibly recruiting large numbers of children and Ethiopian migrants, using them as human shields, spies and for dangerous mine-planting. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 15 Oct. 2026 Emory's investments support recruiting and retaining AI experts, health care innovation and applications in medicine, business, law, the humanities and ethics. — Leondra Head, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Even recruiting sites have a broad range, from around $50,000 to above $200,000. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Sheffield’s capital influx was critical, but so was recruiting top American oilfield services players with shale expertise. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 The company is also recruiting a chief strategy officer, who will report to Frank. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

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Bailey and Michael have been federally indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud in connection with allegations involving the hiring process.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
When spending drops, prices and wages don't quickly and flexibly adjust to keep people buying and businesses hiring.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026

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But while many data center projects have run aground, others are still getting built — and the companies behind them are employing experts like Nicole Thomas to smooth the way.

— Dustin DeSoto, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026
Plus, data centers aren’t acting with haste or employing new innovations.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

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