as in staff
a body of persons at work or available for work
we finally have enough personnel to start that big project
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Recent Examples of personnel
Following the live-fire demonstration, a community Beach Bash will take place at Del Mar Beach, where thousands of military personnel, families, and guests are expected to gather.
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Secret Service agents, immigration and border officers, airport security screeners, Coast Guard personnel, and Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency workers remain on the job.
—Terry Moseley, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Wildfire and other emergency response personnel, for example, will continue to work, but in many cases without pay.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
The $25 million extension provides flexibility for the Oilers to make other major personnel moves in hopes of winning their first title since 1990.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Secret Service agents, immigration and border officers, airport security screeners, Coast Guard personnel, and Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency workers remain on the job.
—Terry Moseley, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Wildfire and other emergency response personnel, for example, will continue to work, but in many cases without pay.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
The $25 million extension provides flexibility for the Oilers to make other major personnel moves in hopes of winning their first title since 1990.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personnel
Noun
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Flip Putthoff is a staff photographer and outdoors reporter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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The trials were conducted by BAE Systems and the ship’s staff, and activity was monitored by SDA and Ministry of Defence naval architects and overseers.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The manpower shortages compelled the War Department not only to rethink its policy of barring Black GIs from combat, but to cut back the number of servicemen stationed stateside, retaining only those disqualified for overseas duty by age or physical condition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Most of them contributed manpower to the event with concession staffing and other volunteer roles.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Other issues brought up at the meeting included ongoing construction, public safety and a lack of sufficient workforce housing.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
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To accommodate the extension, the streetcar more than tripled its workforce, so the new operators had to complete training, Mandelbaum said.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Personnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personnel. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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