as in hires
to provide with a paying job
thousands of recent immigrants were recruited to build the nation's rail system
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as in apprentices
a person who is just starting out in a field of activity
the skydiving instructor and other experienced jumpers tried to encourage the new recruits on their first jump
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Recent Examples of recruits
Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
An adaptation of the Capcom video game series from director Kitao Sakurai, the film has Koji playing the franchise’s central martial artist, Ryu, who reunites with Ken (Centineo) when Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the World Warrior Tournament.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
Angela Burr [Olivia Colman] finds him in the Swiss hotel and recognizes a similar moral fingerprint and recruits him to become a field agent for MI6.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
This means that the snail actively recruits and manages metal ions from its environment for shell formation.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The series recruits hosts like Sally Jessy Raphael and Maury Povich for insight into the era's popularity.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Wide receivers coach Brian Hartline left to be the head coach at South Florida, Carnell Tate is heading to the NFL Draft and four players entered the transfer portal, including former five-star recruits Quincy Porter and Mylan Graham.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Alexander Vindman has been a senior adviser with VoteVets, an organization that recruits and helps veterans run for office.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
The program, which recruits college students to earn part-time work experience and receive mentorship, is intended to retain more officers for long-term careers.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The team has an area-high five players who rank among the top recruits in Dallas-Fort Worth for the Class of 2027.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Briarcliff Entertainment ‘s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, directed by Verbinski, follows a man claiming to be from the future who takes the patrons of an iconic Los Angeles diner hostage in search of unlikely recruits in a quest to save the world.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
These recruits grokked that Anthropic, in the Altman-less best of all possible worlds, would not have to exist.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Lawmakers in European powerhouse Germany have approved a government plan to attract more military recruits as the country tries to boost the ranks of its armed forces in the face of rising concern about the threat posed by Russia.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
Micro1 recruits and manages thousands of human experts — coders, lawyers, doctors, professors and financial analysts — to gather expert information that is fed to AI models like ChatGPT.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
In Washington state, some of the most sweeping police reforms were passed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, including requiring recruits in all departments across the state to get the same standard use of force training.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
His general game plan is to gather local recruits; bring home some KC natives via the transfer portal; and sign a few junior-college players.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
Students learn from industry veterans Center Principal Brandy Schneider said the center recruits instructors from industry rather than only classroom teachers.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
An adaptation of the Capcom video game series from director Kitao Sakurai, the film has Koji playing the franchise’s central martial artist, Ryu, who reunites with Ken (Centineo) when Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the World Warrior Tournament.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
Angela Burr [Olivia Colman] finds him in the Swiss hotel and recognizes a similar moral fingerprint and recruits him to become a field agent for MI6.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
This means that the snail actively recruits and manages metal ions from its environment for shell formation.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The series recruits hosts like Sally Jessy Raphael and Maury Povich for insight into the era's popularity.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Wide receivers coach Brian Hartline left to be the head coach at South Florida, Carnell Tate is heading to the NFL Draft and four players entered the transfer portal, including former five-star recruits Quincy Porter and Mylan Graham.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Alexander Vindman has been a senior adviser with VoteVets, an organization that recruits and helps veterans run for office.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
The program, which recruits college students to earn part-time work experience and receive mentorship, is intended to retain more officers for long-term careers.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
Five transfers, seven high school recruits — and 24 guys coming back for another go-round.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The team has an area-high five players who rank among the top recruits in Dallas-Fort Worth for the Class of 2027.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Briarcliff Entertainment ‘s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, directed by Verbinski, follows a man claiming to be from the future who takes the patrons of an iconic Los Angeles diner hostage in search of unlikely recruits in a quest to save the world.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
These recruits grokked that Anthropic, in the Altman-less best of all possible worlds, would not have to exist.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Lawmakers in European powerhouse Germany have approved a government plan to attract more military recruits as the country tries to boost the ranks of its armed forces in the face of rising concern about the threat posed by Russia.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
Micro1 recruits and manages thousands of human experts — coders, lawyers, doctors, professors and financial analysts — to gather expert information that is fed to AI models like ChatGPT.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
In Washington state, some of the most sweeping police reforms were passed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, including requiring recruits in all departments across the state to get the same standard use of force training.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
His general game plan is to gather local recruits; bring home some KC natives via the transfer portal; and sign a few junior-college players.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recruits
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Lee said some hires the city made last fall, before Gloria insisted in November on approving any new hires, will be hard to explain to the public when the city faces such large deficits.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The family hires a talented horse trainer, Tom Booker (Redford), to aid their recovery.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Feb. 2026
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By drawing attention to practices at their most fragile moment, the USL is creating space for those interactions — enabling masters to teach and apprentices to learn.—
Kristin Houser,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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The pope, at this very moment, is having the fallen part of the Colosseum rebuilt; half a dozen mason’s apprentices, without any scaffolding, are righting the colossus on whose shoulders a nation, transformed into slave laborers, perished.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Lowe’s employs approximately 300,000 people and operates over 1,700 home improvement stores, 530 branches and 130 distribution centers.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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The company opened a New York office and studio last year and now employs five staff sourcing across the country, listing and fulfilling product locally.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Their freshmen Killyan Toure, Dominykas Pleta, Jamarion Batemon,) are good.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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She’s spent the day helping freshmen learn essential skills and navigate the stresses of their first year of college.—
Tom Grimes,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For seasoned cooks and kitchen novices, cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller takes it back to basics with great, family-friendly recipes worth making over and over again.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Phil and Renee Shafer are the owners of Cast + Clara Bell, a resource for both cast-iron novices and collectors.—
Kate Donovan,
Martha Stewart,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For now, the opposition appears situated to fold in newcomers and build on the momentum.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The price of silver has slipped closer to $80 per ounce in the time since, but the precious metal's recent volatility has still drawn in both longtime investors and newcomers who are exploring alternatives to traditional portfolios.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Her curious nature and gardening knowledge were accessible to beginners and experienced green thumbs across Southern California.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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While my group of beginners played on one half of the ice, across the ice was a league game at play among club members with less than five years of experience in the sport.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Some of the most serious crimes were committed by veteran ICE employees and supervisors rather than rookies.—
Ryan J. Foley,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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None of those rookies seems on a path toward stardom or even a Pro Bowl.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Recruits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recruits. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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