reemployment

noun

as in rehiring

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Recent Examples of reemployment 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
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  1. rehiring
  2. callback
  3. rehire
  4. recall
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
Noun
  • The report’s emphasis on future exploration was also tempered by an intentional callback to the past.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Inside the box, Murray finds a copy of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick — a callback to an earlier scene in the film where Murray used the book in one of his lectures.
    — Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of callback
Noun
  • On March 11, a Title IX decision maker recommended Haley's termination and deemed her ineligible for rehire.
    — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • These were rehires following layoffs to reduce NOAA’s workforce by approximately 10%.
    — Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2025
Definition of rehire
Noun
  • Here are some recalls affecting North Carolina residents in September and October.
    — Eva Flowe October 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
  • California voters will decide in November whether to overhaul the state's recall election process.
    — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of recall

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“Reemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reemployment. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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