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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
  • But among recent high-profile moves, Alibaba reportedly hired Google DeepMind researcher Hao Zhou to support Qwen AI development.
    Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 June 2026
  • In February, The New York Times reported DHS hired a social media manager accused of White-nationalist messaging.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 June 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
  • Supposedly, escalation would result in a callback with more information.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
  • Both her audition and her callback had fallen flat, but the company must have figured that casting an amateur from hard-luck Butte as Lucetta would make good press.
    Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Lane and other higher education experts said institutions must focus on recruiting and catering to non-traditional college students.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
  • They were recruited via a popular online research aid website known as CloudResearch and paid $100 each for participating in and completing the study.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • The dispute drew packed council meetings and discussions of a possible recall.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 29 May 2026
  • Here's what to know about the supplement recall.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Target employs 9,300 people across 45 stores in Colorado, as well as at a dry goods distribution facility in Pueblo and a sorting center in Denver.
    Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
  • Nippon Dynawave employs hundreds to produce bleached paperboard that is used to make cartons and containers for products like juice and milk.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 May 2026

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“Rehire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehire. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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