enlisting

verb

Definition of enlistingnext
present participle of enlist
1
as in inducting

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2
as in employing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlisting
  1. employing
  2. enrolling
  3. hiring
  4. retaining
  5. paying
Verb
  • Additional safety features for the 35th anniversary include an Adaptive Front-lighting System, High Beam Control, and Traffic Sign Recognition with Grand Touring models employing optional Mazda Radar Cruise Control with Distance & Speed Alert.
    Peter Lyon, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Federal agencies could also be reminded to assess new risks in employing broad statutory readings, due to the effective demise of the APA statute of limitations under Corner Post.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of employing
Verb
  • Hamilton is accused of offering to pay recruits in exchange for committing and enrolling at FSU in 2023, inducing the recruits to act on the promise, and reneging on his promise.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Carter attended public school in his hometown before enrolling in Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia Institute of Technology.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of enrolling
Verb
  • Two hiring cycles quietly came and went, but Leftwich has remained unshaken.
    Mike Jones, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This implementation is already underway, and is actively impacting hiring choices.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of hiring
Verb
  • More than half of Wall Street analysts maintain a hold rating on the stock, with nearly a third retaining a sell or underweight rating, according to FactSet.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The proposals call out warnings around discriminatory lawsuits like that of Starbucks, retaining a chief diversity officer position, and citing concern over Costco's unwavering commitment to equity.
    Simone E. Morris, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of retaining
Verb
  • A number of high-paying AI jobs are available, in and around large language models (LLMs) , product management, machine learning and more.
    Chris Westfall, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Rhonda Sutton, who worked for Jingle this year, shared online that the missing paycheck has left her worried about paying rent.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of paying
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