RECRUITMENT Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

recruitment

noun

Definition of recruitment

as in retrieval

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Relevance

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as in employment

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Recent Examples of recruitment Early recruitment focused on students and younger shoppers in Texas via ShopBack’s partnership with University of Texas Athletics. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Academic performance, attendance, fiscal management and the recruitment and retention of quality teachers are key issues, along with transparency and ethics in a district whose board was taken over by the state 10 years ago. — Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026 Sold as a way to boost recruitment, the pay increases are among the reasons the police union has endorsed Bass’ reelection. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 India also conducts recruitment for public-sector jobs and admissions to public and several private colleges through competitive national exams. — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recruitment

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Noun

Organizations should actively manage context through summarization, relevance filtering, configurable history and selective memory retrieval.

— Pritam Debnath, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Complicating the retrieval is the position of Morup’s body, and the risk that it could be damaged or start decomposing on the way down.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of retrieval

Noun

After all, a few additional years of employment can translate to more savings, fewer years of withdrawals and a bigger Social Security benefit.

— John Csiszar, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Emerge continues to provide employment support for 12 months after placement.

— Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of employment

Noun

The hardware occupies valuable space, while the pressurized gas supply requires replenishment after use.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
The reserve auctions added available supply to the market, and no replenishment plans have been announced.

— SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of replenishment

Noun

Financial literacy requirements need to be increased for high school graduation and admission to any American university as well as any trade school or enlistment in the United States military.

— Doug Wojcieszak, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026
When Layal’s younger brother faces enlistment, she is forced to reconnect with her estranged sister to save him.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of enlistment

Noun

Yes, there were bright spots — such as Steven Cruz and Nate Pearson — but the bullpen was a revolving door of reclamation projects and first-year wonders.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Those albums treated homecoming as a means of rebirth and reclamation; creole culture moves on the same wavelength but is more coy about the references.

— Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of reclamation

Noun

No other reporter was available or willing to take the assignment.

— Richard Nichols, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
This defense needs to find a way to make quarterbacks uncomfortable without becoming blitz crazy, and that means Chop Robinson, Josh Uche and Malik Herring must step up and win more of their 1-on-1 assignments.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of assignment

Noun

What begins as a straightforward trip to rehab quickly spirals into a journey packed with mishaps, revelations and unexpected connections, forcing both Lucy and Tim to confront the messy realities of fame, family and recovery.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
However, the higher PPI is pointing to an economy that is gradually moving away from deflationary pressures even if the recovery remains uneven, said Hao Zhou, chief economist at Guotai Junan International Holdings.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of recovery

Noun

Van Hoorebeeck, who was 37 years old at the time of her appointment, had spent five years as creative and brand director for the Danish brand &Tradition based in Copenhagen, after a stint as head of interior design for The Office Group.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Al Hassan describes a doctor’s appointment where the doctor can review the patient’s history and risk information before deciding on treatment.

— Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of appointment

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