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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
Coaching staff found football training equipment, shoulder pads and 60 helmets missing from the storage container outside of the Park District community center at 13800 South Trumbull Ave.
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
In some counties, staff have doubled the incentive for families to shop locally by securing corporate sponsors.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
If your work wasn’t structured like that, find other similarities between your work and the in-house staff, such as working closely with them, using the same processes, or interacting with the same senior leaders.
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Offensively, the Ravens return their entire coaching staff and all but one starter.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 28 July 2025
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
In some counties, staff have doubled the incentive for families to shop locally by securing corporate sponsors.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
If your work wasn’t structured like that, find other similarities between your work and the in-house staff, such as working closely with them, using the same processes, or interacting with the same senior leaders.
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Offensively, the Ravens return their entire coaching staff and all but one starter.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staff
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Hitter was one of hundreds of prospective teachers who’ve been part of a range of state and local programs aimed at strengthening the teaching workforce in Wisconsin.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Paramount had already cut 15% of its domestic workforce in 2024, adding additional layoffs earlier this year.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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These toads are a non-native species introduced to control sugar cane pests almost a century ago.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Aug. 2025
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Raised in a small town in Puebla, Mexico, her parents grew sugar cane to support a family that struggled financially.—
Olivia Cyrus,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Then, sometime after midnight on July 18, guards began banging their batons on the bars of the men’s cells.—
Perla Trevizo,
ProPublica,
30 July 2025
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The baton has officially been passed on to 30-year-old Andrew Kuski, who became the new Dealer Principal of the storied dealership in April 2025, ushering in a bold new era for the Chapman Chevrolet Buick GMC legacy.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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The search for Top involved over 50 personnel, including local police units and partner agencies, and employed ATVs, drones, and helicopter support, police said in an update on July 31.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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To compile its report, TIGTA used data from the IRS’s Integrated Financial System and evaluated the data by reviewing existing data and interviewing personnel in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Wilder got the Getty family to agree to have a full concrete pool installed, but minus the pumps and usual engineering since it was only needed for a few days of shooting.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, at low tide, the beach widens—revealing tidal pools where children hunt for tiny crabs and sea glass.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The entire crew of Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, was sent ashore, reorganized as a naval infantry unit and deployed to the Pokrovsk sector in 2024.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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However, about 3 a.m. and about 30 minutes after fire crews initially cleared the scene, firefighters were called back because the fire rekindled.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staff. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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