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
Fire and emergency medical personnel arrived at the beach and confirmed that the woman lost an arm during the attack.
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Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Sullivan has worked his way up the organization and was named vice president of personnel in 2022.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Officers applied a tourniquet and called emergency medical personnel.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
These are problems that start with coaching and extend through personnel.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Sullivan has worked his way up the organization and was named vice president of personnel in 2022.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Officers applied a tourniquet and called emergency medical personnel.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
These are problems that start with coaching and extend through personnel.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for personnel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personnel
Noun
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By automating drink preparation, AI Barmen allows human staff to focus on customer interaction rather than repetitive tasks.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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Worried for the safety of his customers and staff, Betancur closed the bakery for the first time in its history.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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With the city facing a budget crunch, police officials and union leaders have warned that less resources and manpower risks causing an uptick in crime.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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While Russian forces are seen to have an advantage on the battlefield, not least in terms of manpower, and are making incremental progress in eastern Ukraine, a ceasefire is not seen to be in Russia’s interests.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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That includes everything from fighting for sustainable child care solutions so folks can work and raise a family to investing in stronger workforce training pipelines in underserved neighborhoods.—
Tom Grech,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The state's primary care workforce is shrinking faster than in most other states, according to a recent report.—
Martha Bebinger,
NPR,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Personnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personnel. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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