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as in workforce
a body of persons at work or available for work
we're working with a short staff at the office today
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as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
carried a staff for self-defense when walking alone at night
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Recent Examples of staff
Determined to revitalize the paper, but without any financial resources to speak of, Ned invites the paper’s staff, plus any interested parties from the toilet paper company, to serve as volunteer writers.
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Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Congressional staff are not paid during the shutdown and are currently furloughed or working without pay, since their salaries are funded yearly by Congress.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
The company has been shedding staff.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Monitoring traffic conditions throughout the city with the support of Louisville Metro Government and JCPS Security staff.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
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Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Congressional staff are not paid during the shutdown and are currently furloughed or working without pay, since their salaries are funded yearly by Congress.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
The company has been shedding staff.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Monitoring traffic conditions throughout the city with the support of Louisville Metro Government and JCPS Security staff.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staff
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Born from 2010 onwards, the oldest of the Gen Alpha cohort is set to join the workforce by 2030.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The police department has increased its workforce but is still short of officers.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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To help your plants establish, make sure to get potted raspberries in the ground at least 4 to 6 weeks before frost is expected, or choose bare root canes, which are dormant and can be planted even later in the season, as long as the ground isn't frozen.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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While many families serve yeast rolls or buttery garlic bread alongside their main courses, the dinners eaten around the oak table of my childhood featured pillowy soft biscuits with a side of cane syrup.—
Ivy Odom,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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When coupled with the Royal Navy’s initially uncontested command of the seas, all this manpower was enough to provide the British cause in America with a critical early advantage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The average department has been operating with a 10% shortage in manpower, the survey found.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Nov. 2025
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That performance included baton twirlers and horses galloping through the crowd.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
8 Nov. 2025
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People have decided who is going to be the next person, and then just passing down the baton.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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More than 2,000 navy and aircraft carrier construction personnel looked on from stands along the dock as Xi joined an honor guard in a flag ceremony for the commissioning, which took place Wednesday afternoon.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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With nearly 100,000 active-duty military members, Virginia Beach has the largest concentration of military personnel outside the Pentagon.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The hotel is a half-mile from the Zion Canyon Visitor Center and comes with heated pools and hot tubs, as well as a fitness center and airport shuttle.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Phoenix's oldest dive bars still going strong Nothing beats a classic dive, complete with cheap drinks, pool tables and a jukebox.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Eventually, the Strategic Air Command amended the system to include a unique enable code that transmitted to the launch crew from a higher authority.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Armario knows the fast-food world from every angle—rising the industry ranks from Burger King crew member to a McDonald’s executive overseeing global supply chain, development, and franchising.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staff. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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