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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 in hiring the three-time Stanley Cup winner, the Ducks earned credibility in terms of coaching acumen and became an attraction for players.
    Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • Stefanie Markman joined the division as head of business & legal affairs, while Alix Teppel has come on board as head of marketing & partnerships, and KC Warnke was hired as head of physical production.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 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
  • Accessible formats and barrier reporting give people a way to report problems through email, phone or callback.
    Ran Ronen, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • The re-inspection or callback inspection usually occurs the following day.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Longoria had been recruited from Valencia as sporting director only six months previously and, despite being only 34 years old, he was installed as president in Eyraud’s place.
    Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
  • T cells normally recognize other cells that have been infected by a virus or bacterium, or are otherwise abnormal, and either destroy them or recruit other parts of the immune system to do so.
    Amber Dance, ArsTechnica, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • Consumers seeking a replacement voucher can visit the recall page on the company’s website, according to the notice.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
  • Despite this—perhaps due to a lack of recall from the Cold War days of old—Americans now fear data centers more.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • The company employs about five hundred people.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Samsung operates 12 fabrication lines, employs over 260,000 people worldwide, and is investing $73 billion in semiconductor capex and R&D this year alone, the largest single-year chip investment by any company in history.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 17 May 2026

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“Rehire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehire. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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