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
One of the key personnel in the effort to save the firm — and so provide for the families of those who lost their lives — was Sean Windeatt, now one of three co-chief executives of BGC Group, the brokerage that was spun out of Cantor in 2004.
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Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Woolen has always played exclusively on the outside regardless of the personnel grouping.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Along with the offense, the Giants’ bullpen continues enjoying collective success even with a vastly different personnel, one that does not feature Randy Rodríguez, Camilo Doval, Tyler Rogers or Erik Miller.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Medical personnel could not locate a medical condition to explain the toddler’s weight loss, according to the press release.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
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Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Woolen has always played exclusively on the outside regardless of the personnel grouping.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Along with the offense, the Giants’ bullpen continues enjoying collective success even with a vastly different personnel, one that does not feature Randy Rodríguez, Camilo Doval, Tyler Rogers or Erik Miller.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Medical personnel could not locate a medical condition to explain the toddler’s weight loss, according to the press release.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personnel
Noun
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Flip Putthoff is a staff photographer and outdoors reporter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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The staff will even provide recommendations on what to do along the 29-mile route.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For now, Salm said, NATO nations do not have the radar equipment, anti-air weapons or manpower to ensure full anti-drone coverage of their territories.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Moscow has devoted considerable resources, manpower, and political will to its invasion of the country next door.—
Jeremy Shapiro,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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That promise now feels increasingly tenuous; few of the permanent employees have been hired yet, the complex is still under construction, and most of the workforce are transient staff on temporary visas or contracts – like the ones swept up by ICE.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Rising living costs, inflation eroding purchasing power, and longer life spans have all made stepping away from the workforce more difficult than ever.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Personnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personnel. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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