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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
Players and team staffs compete for a $5 million prize pool.
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The vast majority of teachers, as well as nurses and librarians and their support staffs, are women.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The judge's order prohibits prosecutors and defense attorneys and their staffs from making any public statements regarding the evidence in the case, its weight or value, opinions as to McGann's guilt or innocence and their opinions as to the likelihood of conviction.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2025
More women than ever are joining NBA coaching staffs in high-ranking roles, but no woman has ever been the head coach of an NBA team.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The news and editorial staffs of The Denver Post had no role in this post’s preparation.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
Canales, Morgan and their respective staffs will need to scrutinize their roster pretty heavily over the next 48 to 72 hours to find the best initial 53-man roster.
—Mike Kaye
august 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025
The news and editorial staffs of Southern California News Group and The San Diego Union-Tribune had no role in this post’s preparation.
—Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Berlant’s office has been in discussions with lawmakers and their staffs, as well as industry and safety experts, to review state fireworks laws.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The vast majority of teachers, as well as nurses and librarians and their support staffs, are women.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The judge's order prohibits prosecutors and defense attorneys and their staffs from making any public statements regarding the evidence in the case, its weight or value, opinions as to McGann's guilt or innocence and their opinions as to the likelihood of conviction.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2025
More women than ever are joining NBA coaching staffs in high-ranking roles, but no woman has ever been the head coach of an NBA team.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The news and editorial staffs of The Denver Post had no role in this post’s preparation.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
Canales, Morgan and their respective staffs will need to scrutinize their roster pretty heavily over the next 48 to 72 hours to find the best initial 53-man roster.
—Mike Kaye
august 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025
The news and editorial staffs of Southern California News Group and The San Diego Union-Tribune had no role in this post’s preparation.
—Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Berlant’s office has been in discussions with lawmakers and their staffs, as well as industry and safety experts, to review state fireworks laws.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staffs
Noun
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At the time of writing, no states host Tesla Robotaxis that can operate without the supervision of employees.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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Our top priority is always ensuring the safety and well-being of our employees and partners.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The officers used batons and the butts of their rifles to strike the men in the face, neck, chest, and abdomen.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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This is not just the violence of batons or bullets, but the quieter devastation inflicted by law through denial, deferral or bureaucratic neglect.—
Hansel Alejandro Aguilar,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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The district says the money will help pay for a laundry list of programs, such as all-day kindergarten at all grade schools; the universal free breakfast program; pre-K centers; expanded career-technical education programs; and additional social workers, counselors and behavior specialists.—
Kevin Richert,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
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Rather than rendering aid or notifying emergency personnel, Sellers told co-workers that a ‘woman fell in the parking lot’ and needed help.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Cracker Barrel in Belleville still has lots of space between the tables, which is good, because a statistically improbable number of customers the other morning were using canes or walkers.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Fennell explained that grapevine canes, the woody stems that support grape clusters, are an abundant, cellulose-rich material, and are available in the large quantities each year after harvest.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Aug. 2025
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In essence, the court approved of what amounted to the INS’s reliance on racial profiling to seize entire workforces without individualized objective facts and rational inferences normally required under the Fourth Amendment for seizures of a person.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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The World Bank’s research shows how countries can make smart investments backed by sound public policy to become clean industrial leaders, achieve energy savings, create larger and more capable workforces, and secure a livable, pollution-free climate.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The proteins fit together in the same way as in eukaryotes, although the structures were made up of five rods, rather than 13, making a miniature tubule.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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And also that people have used four branches of witch hazel as the vining rods or witching sticks to find water.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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To counter the explosive projectiles, Russian tank crews began mounting homemade cages above their turrets to cushion the tanks from blasts.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The fire suppression efforts involve 20 engines, two water tenders and eight hand crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Staffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staffs. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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