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as in employees
a body of persons at work or available for work
we're working with a short staff at the office today
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as in batons
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
carried a staff for self-defense when walking alone at night
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Recent Examples of staffs
Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz worked on two of Vrabel’s staffs in Tennessee, and before that, Bill Belichick’s old crew in Cleveland.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Experts said delays caused by the request could most affect local governments and agencies that receive grant money passed down by states because their budgets and staffs are smaller.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
The excuses that may have limited previous staffs don’t explain Napier’s 22-23 tenure and the worst winning percentage by a full-time Florida coach in 65 years.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The news and editorial staffs of The Denver Post had no role in this post’s preparation.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
The news and editorial staffs of the Orange County Register had no role in this post’s preparation.
—Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Also cited is the economic climate, as linear networks have been trimming staffs amid advertising shifts to other platforms.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
The result is not just uncertainty for viewers, TV executives and show staffs, but a pall over an advertising category that's long been a staple of live TV.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Since 2020, Hallberg has held several roles on Kapler and Melvin’s coaching staffs, serving as first-base coach over the last two seasons.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Experts said delays caused by the request could most affect local governments and agencies that receive grant money passed down by states because their budgets and staffs are smaller.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
The excuses that may have limited previous staffs don’t explain Napier’s 22-23 tenure and the worst winning percentage by a full-time Florida coach in 65 years.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The news and editorial staffs of The Denver Post had no role in this post’s preparation.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
The news and editorial staffs of the Orange County Register had no role in this post’s preparation.
—Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Also cited is the economic climate, as linear networks have been trimming staffs amid advertising shifts to other platforms.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
The result is not just uncertainty for viewers, TV executives and show staffs, but a pall over an advertising category that's long been a staple of live TV.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Since 2020, Hallberg has held several roles on Kapler and Melvin’s coaching staffs, serving as first-base coach over the last two seasons.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staffs
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Store employees would celebrate news of Auburn road wins by throwing ticker tape onto power lines.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Paying the price for the company’s decisions are the 70 full-time park employees and hundreds of seasonal workers, along with the hundreds of thousands of annual guests who will have one less form of affordable entertainment.—
Shannon Pettypiece,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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Dozens of agents swarmed the area along with a military vehicle, Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition, told USA TODAY, saying agents used batons and mace on demonstrators.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Today his agents used batons and pepper spray on street vendors and bystanders on Canal Street.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Her remains were discovered about 15 miles away a few weeks later by construction workers.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The White Lotus season 1 centered on a group of guests and workers at the Hawaii location of the titular luxury resort chain.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Floribunda roses require a hard pruning in the spring to encourage large blooms, so only perform maintenance cuts to remove dead or diseased canes in the fall and reduce height.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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Trim off dead roots, bulbs, stems, and canes.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
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Part of the disruption stems from the fact that large tech firms are still recalibrating their workforces after years of pandemic-era hiring.—
Michelle Castillo,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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These Midwestern states have smaller federal workforces and less dependence on federal contracts.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
18 Oct. 2025
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Textiles or vintage-style prints hung with rods are easy to install and visually impactful.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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According to investigators, the occupants were seeking to enter the country to find work and had set sail from Weihai, Shandong Province, disguising themselves as anglers with fishing rods.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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The storm’s intensity has made these flights especially dangerous, as crews have encountered severe turbulence within the hurricane’s eyewall.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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On November 8, crews will carefully raise it into place on Center Plaza.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Staffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staffs. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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