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
O’Neal, 54, was accused of threatening to kill public officials and law enforcement personnel in the county.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
Incident types are numbered 1-5 — a type 1 incident is a large, complex wildfire affecting people and critical infrastructure, a type 5 incident is a small wildfire with few personnel involved.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025
Trooper 5, a Maryland State Police helicopter based in Cumberland, was dispatched, while local rescue and emergency medical service personnel provided care to the victim, according to police.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2025
Gotham was the first city to open medical offices where addicts could shoot up under supervision of medical personnel behind one-way mirrors in case an addict needs an overdose rescue.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
Incident types are numbered 1-5 — a type 1 incident is a large, complex wildfire affecting people and critical infrastructure, a type 5 incident is a small wildfire with few personnel involved.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025
Trooper 5, a Maryland State Police helicopter based in Cumberland, was dispatched, while local rescue and emergency medical service personnel provided care to the victim, according to police.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2025
Gotham was the first city to open medical offices where addicts could shoot up under supervision of medical personnel behind one-way mirrors in case an addict needs an overdose rescue.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personnel
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The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s branch in Scranton, Pa., have found new subjects in the offshoot, still set in the world of paper: the eclectic staff of The Truth Teller, a historic Midwestern newspaper in Toledo, Ohio, well past its glory days.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In his note to staff, Hill-Edgar reminisced about being a young associate at Shearman & Sterling who in 2000 was invited to join Viacom after working on the Viacom/CBS merger.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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Over the past year, the co-CEOs have executed a plan to shave off $500 million in costs, sell off assets and reduce a workforce by more than 15 percent as Paramount shifts ownership.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
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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“Personnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personnel. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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