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as in to rent
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
the Youngs hired a limousine for their daughter's wedding
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2
as in to employ
to provide with a paying job
the farm hires teenagers to pick blueberries in the summer
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as in employ
the state of being provided with a paying job
he spent most of his career in the hire of high-paying defense contractors
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as in salary
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
used to mow lawns for hire
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Recent Examples of hire
Risa Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
Craig Breslow, Yale-educated and a longtime pro, was newly hired in the job as chief baseball officer, tasked with reversing a multi-year trend to the bottom of the American League East.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
The club also confirmed the hire of former University of Tennessee assistant Brian Niedermeyer in a defensive quality-control role, and minted Davis alongside him.
—Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Under Hegseth, the Defense Department’s new civilian leadership is sending a message that an ideological worldview is now grounds for being fired and hired in the U.S. military.
—Risa Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
Craig Breslow, Yale-educated and a longtime pro, was newly hired in the job as chief baseball officer, tasked with reversing a multi-year trend to the bottom of the American League East.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
Another key new hire is the former Deloitte partner Blair Knippel, who has signed up as IO’s executive vice president and chief financial officer.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
The club also confirmed the hire of former University of Tennessee assistant Brian Niedermeyer in a defensive quality-control role, and minted Davis alongside him.
—Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hire
Verb
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Then, take a page out of The Bash’s playbook, and rent an ice pop food truck for the day. 7.—
Maggie Griswold,
StyleCaster,
1 Apr. 2025
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So if the Jags’ billionaire owner wants to rent our stadium for a season, that sounds like a potential win-win.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Following successful efforts in Indonesia, the Sheba Hope Grows™ program has grown to include a global network of more than 200 reef builders worldwide, some employing different methods catered more specifically to their environment.—
Cat Cardenas,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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According to the group’s letter, these businesses account for more than $800 million in annual revenue, employing thousands of people internationally and domestically.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The move comes as the production of commercials, long a crucial source of employment for industry workers, is lagging in L.A. compared with recent years.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Apr. 2025
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Even some supporters of the expansion in California say more will be needed to restore robust levels of employment.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
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The remote Queensland town of Julia Creek, population 500, is offering about double the salary a family physician would earn in the state’s capital, Brisbane.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Not to mention the fact that the average salary in the U.S. sits below that figure, at around $66,622, according to the latest data from the Social Security Administration.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Peace Corps, established in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy and later authorized by Congress, recruits and deploys American volunteers to support development efforts around the world.—
Will Steakin,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Huffman is widely regarded as the leading college football recruiting insider on the West Coast.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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By the 2000s, the middle class these restaurants had been custom-built to serve was shrinking as wages stagnated and neighborhoods grew more segregated by income.—
Meghan McCarron Phil Donohue,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Rising wages have enabled people to keep spending, which has kept the overall economy humming along.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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At its heart, the trial was about whether college athletes and former college athletes should be paid more than nothing for use of their NIL in video games and other products.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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From the start of their seemingly happy relationship, her family was impressed by the attention that Booker paid to them.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The inaugural event marked the first time players collected an NIL payment for performance in a postseason basketball tournament.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Commercial partnerships typically contain clauses that will see payments reduced upon relegation, some even ceasing.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Hire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hire. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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