partnering

verb

present participle of partner
as in employing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partnering
  1. employing
  2. subcontracting
  3. recruiting
  4. hiring
  5. contracting
  6. retaining
  7. engaging
  8. paying
Verb
  • Last summer, organizers began employing the concept for violence prevention and intervention, as community members and stakeholders continually seek new ways to combat pervasive gun violence.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • One of its key functions has been for healing, often employing a complex knowledge of medicinal plants and in many cases providing the only medical services available within African American communities.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of employing
Verb
  • Unite Here Local 17, the union that represents the 500 Target Field concessions workers, says Delaware North failed to bargain in good faith by subcontracting Minnesota Funding Initiative volunteers.
    — Aki Nace, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Content industries in the country are plagued by low wages, punishing hours, and subcontracting arrangements that push risk onto the most vulnerable workers.
    — Bobby Ghosh, Time, 7 May 2026
Definition of subcontracting
Verb
  • The Pentagon has also pulled recruiting resources from events aimed at specific demographics.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The skills matched the other traits college coaches emphasized while recruiting Oduwa.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of recruiting
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  • New institutions get their room to maneuver through carve-outs from rules that are meant to apply across all of government, such as hiring authorities that bypass the normal process or waivers from cumbersome procedural requirements.
    — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • That includes hiring staff, acquiring technology resources and making an impact on individual lives.
    — Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of hiring
Verb
  • But the legacy sequel as near-inevitability didn’t really take off in earnest until the 2000s, when millennial nostalgia started contracting in quicker cycles.
    — Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The proposal also would restrict California agencies from contracting with companies that allow federal and out-of-state law enforcement agencies to search California license plate databases, according to CalMatters.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of contracting
Verb
  • These are just a few examples of the many legitimate business purposes for retaining data.
    — Jodi Daniels, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Nordic spruce fir trees will provide the raw material, with the wood retaining biogenic carbon captured during growth.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of retaining
Verb
  • The system is suitable for engaging both armoured and unarmoured targets.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The speedway’s expense report, and others filed by entities providing gifts to state officials without engaging a lobbyist, has to be accessed via a public records request with the secretary of state.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of engaging
Verb
  • Marks said the poor, women and people of color are paying the cost of cash bail with more than money.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • While the good-paying white-collar jobs in the ‘burbs are getting slashed, the substantial workforce Capital One inherited from Discover in the city of Chicago largely has been spared.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of paying
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