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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
Authorities are investigating a whistle-blower tip alleging that two Information Technology employees were working full-time for both the City of Dallas and the City of Austin simultaneously.
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Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
According to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group, reported by Bleeping Computer, hackers have been targeting these BPOs, or business process outsourcing companies, to direct employees and customers to spoofed single sign-on webpages and steal their credentials.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
In April 2024, the first time Xcel used preemptive power outages to reduce wildfire risks, city employees had to scramble to ensure raw sewage didn’t flow into Boulder Creek when power was cut to the plant’s two electric substations.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
The facility has no employees with a food safety certification.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 10, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
In the case of the latter, Nexstar is still prohibited from installing its own company employees or officers.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
The possible walkout could involve tens of thousands of employees and affect more than 500,000 students across the nation’s second-largest school district.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
As word spread around city hall that morning that Metayer hadn’t shown up, city employees told Police Chief Mock that they were concerned about the vice mayor’s whereabouts.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The Biden administration had increased the size of the TSA, which has nearly 60,000 employees, as air travel has increased in recent years.
—Reuters, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
According to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group, reported by Bleeping Computer, hackers have been targeting these BPOs, or business process outsourcing companies, to direct employees and customers to spoofed single sign-on webpages and steal their credentials.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
In April 2024, the first time Xcel used preemptive power outages to reduce wildfire risks, city employees had to scramble to ensure raw sewage didn’t flow into Boulder Creek when power was cut to the plant’s two electric substations.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
The facility has no employees with a food safety certification.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 10, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
In the case of the latter, Nexstar is still prohibited from installing its own company employees or officers.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
The possible walkout could involve tens of thousands of employees and affect more than 500,000 students across the nation’s second-largest school district.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
As word spread around city hall that morning that Metayer hadn’t shown up, city employees told Police Chief Mock that they were concerned about the vice mayor’s whereabouts.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The Biden administration had increased the size of the TSA, which has nearly 60,000 employees, as air travel has increased in recent years.
—Reuters, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employees
workers
Noun
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Romvari films Sasha’s efforts by combining authentic documentary elements—the adult Sasha’s interviews with real-life psychologists and social workers—and scenes featuring dramatic monologues of a rare poetic sublimity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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In states that don’t conform to the federal tax changes, workers who receive a federal tax deduction for tips or overtime still will owe state taxes on those earnings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Employees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employees. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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