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noun

Definition of rehire

as in reemployment

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verb

as in to hire

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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

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

And as the most recent press secretary found out, you can be fired from the position just as quickly as you were hired.

— Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
The Cowboys brought Mike Pettine out of retirement, hiring him as a senior defensive assistant to help out Christian Parker, the team’s defensive coordinator, get this group back on track.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 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

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

Verb

Even recruiting sites have a broad range, from around $50,000 to above $200,000.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Stark was under a producing deal with Universal Television in 2011 when he was recruited by Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum and Roma Khanna to relaunch MGM Television following the studio’s 2010 bankruptcy.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of recruit

Verb

The beats create ample negative space for Holden to employ riskier flows, often deploying a double-time pace to burn through technically dense passages.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Plus, data centers aren’t acting with haste or employing new innovations.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

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