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rehire

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verb

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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
In one of the most bizarre boardroom dramas in corporate history, Anthropic’s chief rival OpenAI abruptly fired its founder and CEO Sam Altman on a November Friday in 2023, only to rehire him the following Tuesday. David Goldman, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026 One of the more interesting situations involved former Monroe and Granada Hills basketball coach Don Loperena, who the district tried to fire but then had to rehire after a judge ruled in his favor during an arbitration hearing. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 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
Verb
  • Therapist Sherry Gonzalez has kept her fourth-grade son at home, rescheduling work hours, hiring babysitters.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Microsoft, on the hook to provide an operating system for the still-in-development IBM PC 5150, licensed 86-DOS and hired Paterson to continue developing it, later buying the rights to 86-DOS outright.
    Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Chiefs’ offensive coordinator from 2018-22, Bieniemy has familiarity with Mahomes, who actually pushed the need for accountability ahead of his rehiring.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Dean took aim at both the firings and the subsequent rehiring push, calling the cycle inefficient and costly.
    Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026
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
Noun
  • But like so much else of what The Boys has been doing in its fifth and final season, the repetition of this series trope feels less like a callback than a fallback.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The caption, of course, is a direct callback to a fan-favorite exchange in the film.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Woodley recounted her experience being recruited into Dan Fogelman’s enigmatic post-apocalyptic series.
    Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Uldricks said his role as GOP chair includes recruiting good people to run for office.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The recall number can be found on the product label located on the back of one of the bear’s legs.
    Francie Ebert, NBC news, 1 May 2026
  • Waymo specifically has been the focus of several NHTSA investigations, including a recall of more than 1,200 vehicles last year because of a software defect that led to a series of minor crashes.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • And the one team that might have done the reaching, the Los Angeles Rams, happens to employ the best QB in the game, reigning MVP Matthew Stafford.
    Zak Keefer, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • While sherry casks are often used to mature single malt scotch, virgin American oak is much less frequently employed, especially compared to ex-bourbon barrels.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2026

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“Rehire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehire. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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