Thesaurus results for STAVES

staffs

noun

variants or staves

Definition of staffs

plural of staff

as in workforces

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 canes

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 When failure persists across multiple coaching staffs, front offices, and rosters, the conversation inevitably returns to organizational leadership. — Stephan Pechdimaldji, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026 However, the database is far from comprehensive and represents about a fifth of Homeland Security's workforce, which staffs a little more than 220,000 people. — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026 Both pitching staffs demonstrated their depth in Friday night's opener, and managing pitch counts will be vital as both managers try to keep their bullpens fresh for the upcoming travel day. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 On the evening of July 16, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, dozens of election officials and their staffs gathered for a reception near Mount Rushmore. — Andy Mannix, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2026 Spotters then have a direct line to reach team medical staffs at games. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Johnson played for multiple coaching staffs over his 14 seasons. — Cbs Philadelphia, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Both coaching staffs believed their teams were prepared for a four-quarter battle. — Abbygail Granados, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026 Most of the coaches believe too many staffs rely on rankings and offer lists. — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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Noun

From the top floor, the upheaval looks profound enough that executives are already rethinking labor demand and reskilling their workforces.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
California began collecting information in 2020 about diversity for films and TV shows tapped to receive filming subsidies, requiring productions to report the racial, ethnic and gender makeup of their workforces.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of workforces

Noun

Questions that have been proposed for removal deal with memory, fatigue, arthritis, difficulty walking and climbing stairs, as well as others about the use of hearing aids, canes, wheelchairs and scooters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
This is because fruit development consumes much of the vine’s energy, so removing the fruit at this point allows the vine’s energy to continue to develop a strong cordon, canes (vertical shoots), and root system.

— The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of canes

Noun

The tech giants that have run through US markets are now turning to other pools of capital.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
The restrictions put a temporary end to washing cars at home, filling residential pools, non-essential power washing and operating decorative water features.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of pools

Noun

Authorities are evaluating whether the use of batons and police dogs was excessive.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Last week, at least 50 people, including 19 police personnel, were injured after police used tear gas, water cannons and batons to disperse garment workers demanding unpaid wages and higher pay in Dhaka’s Uttara area.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of batons

Noun

According to local media reports, employees in Area A, where the laboratory is located, were instructed to shelter in place for approximately 30 minutes.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
For perspective, 41% goes to coverage of other brand-name specialty drugs taken by 6,500 employees.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of employees

Noun

Processing information faster could help crews recognize changing threats and adjust their responses.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Sacramento Fire Department crews transported the bicyclist to Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center with critical injuries.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of crews

Noun

Parks workers who don't comply with the new policy could face discipline, officials said, adding, the policy also instructs them to not engage in any verbal or physical altercations with ICE agents.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
People who earn at least 50,000 pounds ($67,000) a year will only have to wait five years, as will public-sector workers including doctors, nurses and teachers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

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