as in hiring
to provide with a paying job
thousands of recent immigrants were recruited to build the nation's rail system
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Recent Examples of recruiting
As early as 1915, Anderson began recruiting actors for his Ethiopia Film and Stage Production Company and showing his work at KCK’s Dunbar Theatre.
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Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Vitello tried recruiting Eldridge out of James Madison High School, and Eldridge’s final two choices were between Alabama and Tennessee.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
The social media success has also become a reliable job-recruiting resource, Torelli said.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Egorov crowdsourced the effort, recruiting his blog audience to help analyze data.
—Ilya Ferapontov, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
But that conference realignment has contributed to some of Houston’s financial limitations, including recruiting in this era of name, image and likeness compensation and revenue sharing.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Given Cignetti’s blueprint to a national championship, recruiting 18-year-olds is mostly a thing of the past.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Illustration by Álvaro Bernis Russian military intelligence is recruiting young people online to carry out arson and other acts of sabotage across Europe.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
The biotech firm is currently recruiting other countries to help establish a global network of BioVaults.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Vitello tried recruiting Eldridge out of James Madison High School, and Eldridge’s final two choices were between Alabama and Tennessee.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
The social media success has also become a reliable job-recruiting resource, Torelli said.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Egorov crowdsourced the effort, recruiting his blog audience to help analyze data.
—Ilya Ferapontov, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
But that conference realignment has contributed to some of Houston’s financial limitations, including recruiting in this era of name, image and likeness compensation and revenue sharing.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Given Cignetti’s blueprint to a national championship, recruiting 18-year-olds is mostly a thing of the past.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Illustration by Álvaro Bernis Russian military intelligence is recruiting young people online to carry out arson and other acts of sabotage across Europe.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
The biotech firm is currently recruiting other countries to help establish a global network of BioVaults.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recruiting
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That builds on similar trends throughout 2025, when the industry buoyed an otherwise slow labor market, as the nation’s hospitals, clinics and nursing homes kept hiring even as many employers pulled back.—
Abha Bhattarai,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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The impact is expected to hit the bottom of the employment pyramid hardest, with research finding big drops in hiring among 22- to 25-year-olds in tech and customer service, The Economist reported.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Now, Yakitori is thriving, employing more people than ever and expanding its hours.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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One practice that Swabb has been employing is adding unexpected artwork to rooms throughout her own home that need a bit of extra zing.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Recruiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recruiting. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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