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fill a position

VERB
hire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appoint bring in draft employ engage enlist lease obtain pick promise rent retain select
STRONG
authorize book carry charter delegate empower exploit ink let occupy place pledge procure secure sublease sublet utilize
WEAK
add to payroll bring on board contract for find help give a break give job to give work make use of put on put to work sign on sign up take on truck with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dismiss fire let go lose refuse reject release shun
STRONG
cancel
WEAK
discharge lay off

Example Sentences

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Attorney for the District of Arizona in February 2019 to fill a position that was left vacant for two years following the resignation of John Leonardo.

From Washington Times • Feb. 17, 2021

Vander Esch would fill a position of need for Tennessee.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2018

Q. If your ex-wives attended a husband combine, would they try to fill a position or go with the best available slouch?

From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2017

The company isn’t posting a job for charity, or to improve your life; they’re trying to fill a position they consider essential.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2016

He hoped to teach him a little of the language, manners and customs of the Turks, so that he could the better fill a position in a Turkish household.

From After Long Years and Other Stories by Miller, Sophie A.