REEMPLOYMENT Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

reemployment

noun

as in rehiring

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Recent Examples of reemployment 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

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Noun

Organizations often lose critical skills, institutional knowledge, and context, finding that rehiring costs can exceed initial savings.

— Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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

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Noun

The report’s emphasis on future exploration was also tempered by an intentional callback to the past.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Inside the box, Murray finds a copy of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick — a callback to an earlier scene in the film where Murray used the book in one of his lectures.

— Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

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The recall affects 4-ounce bottles packaged inside boxes with oral syringes.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
That is why fans describe it as a nostalgic recall of a backyard garden, summer afternoons watering plants or brushing against tomato vines.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026

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