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also employes
as in workers
one who works for another for wages or a salary
an employer who was loved and admired by generations of employees
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Recent Examples of employees
The nine missing people are all employees of the mill.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Washington’s wife, Toni Washington, criticized jail employees for not searching inmates more thoroughly for drugs, and for placing Asaiah in a cell with an inmate who had been caught smuggling drugs into the jail before.
—Theresa Clift
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Since opening in December, Anderson said the business has been busy and her work staff has more than doubled in size from three to seven employees.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
First came an interview conducted by Isa Guha primarily for the employees of one of the ECB’s primary sponsors.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Teams evolve at different speeds, innovation concentrates among a small subset of employees, and trust across the organization weakens.
—Matt Rosenbaum, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Want to know how much money city of Miami employees make?
—Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
But Ava’s flourishing is also part of Deborah’s legacy, as a boss who has (mostly) stopped exploiting her employees and started supporting them—going so far, at the end of Season 4, as to choose her writing partner over her talk show.
—Judy Berman, Time, 29 May 2026
The addition is expected to expand access to around 125 more students and 30 employees over seven years.
—Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Washington’s wife, Toni Washington, criticized jail employees for not searching inmates more thoroughly for drugs, and for placing Asaiah in a cell with an inmate who had been caught smuggling drugs into the jail before.
—Theresa Clift
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Since opening in December, Anderson said the business has been busy and her work staff has more than doubled in size from three to seven employees.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
First came an interview conducted by Isa Guha primarily for the employees of one of the ECB’s primary sponsors.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Teams evolve at different speeds, innovation concentrates among a small subset of employees, and trust across the organization weakens.
—Matt Rosenbaum, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Want to know how much money city of Miami employees make?
—Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
But Ava’s flourishing is also part of Deborah’s legacy, as a boss who has (mostly) stopped exploiting her employees and started supporting them—going so far, at the end of Season 4, as to choose her writing partner over her talk show.
—Judy Berman, Time, 29 May 2026
The addition is expected to expand access to around 125 more students and 30 employees over seven years.
—Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employees
workers
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Now Crosswhite can acknowledge the beauty in the art, respect the workers who crafted the carvings, and appreciate the opportunity to tell a story larger than the monument itself.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Maxim voiced frustration that repairs weren’t happening quickly enough and resentment at the intrusion on his privacy as workers came in and out.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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“Employees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employees. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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