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 Spotters then have a direct line to reach team medical staffs at games. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 The team that finished 24th in the league in runs scored, exploding for seven runs in game one of the ALCS against one of the best pitching staffs in baseball. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 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 Under a less dire scenario, Paramount could shift its corporate headquarters to another state to qualify for incentives but still maintain large staffs in the creative hubs of Los Angeles and New York, where the company has its legal headquarters. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Pneumatic recovery boots, once a niche tool for pro training staffs, now show up in the nightly routines of Simone Biles, Patrick Mahomes, Venus Williams, Stephen Curry and other elite competitors. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026 The news and editorial staffs of The New York Daily News had no role in this post’s preparation. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The company told city officials this would result in about $75 million investment in private capital and around 90 to 100 jobs in technical, maintenance and security workforces.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Regional industry networks would combine technology and talent to create more agile workforces, new capabilities, lines of business, and growing market shares.

— Byron Auguste, Fortune, 13 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

Some employees live in dorms on site, and all of them have easy access to pools and fitness centers.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Halloween inventory now lands while pools are still open, Christmas lists get started before summer ends and retailers are placing seasonal orders months ahead of their previous timelines.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of pools

Noun

The study team gave them wooden batons and instructions to not physically harm the prisoners, but maintain law and order.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
For days, protesters have hurled rocks, flares, firebombs and fireworks at police who have used batons, water cannons and tear gas in clashes in the city center.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of batons

Noun

The State Department on Wednesday ordered nonemergency government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia amid escalating attacks by the Houthis on Saudi infrastructure.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Flock employees urged the company to adopt stronger security after a 2024 breach.

— Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of employees

Noun

The safety system on which crews must make repairs was installed after an accident in 2005, which claimed the life of a 6-year-old boy named Joshua Woods.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Now an attorney for CNN is warning that the network will take additional legal action if the White House continues to prevent its news crews from covering the president.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of crews

Noun

Conflict-of-interest rules may bar some workers and their families from holding certain stocks; the Treasury has moved to ban ESG funds from accounts, but there’s no way for people to keep certain stocks out of their kids’ accounts.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
His father, Amin Mia, 26, said no health workers came to their remote village in Sylhet to offer vaccinations in time.

— Reuters, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

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