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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
From deployment choices to formational tweaks, these special teams reps can be a useful window into some of the work that teams and coaching staffs are putting in behind the scenes.
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Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 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
Both medical staffs for the Jets and Dolphins made their way quickly to Hill, who was put into an air cast and placed on the back of a cart.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 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
The news and editorial staffs of Southern California News Group and The San Diego Union-Tribune played no role in this post’s preparation.
—Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
In 1989, the Free Press and the Detroit News entered into the nation's largest joint-operating agreement, a 100-year deal to share business operations and split profits — but with separate and competitive editorial staffs.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
With brands running on skeleton staffs and no one working in-person, drop shipping wasn’t viable.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Holiday bonuses were also cut in half, Riley alleges, at a greater rate than the cuts for the predominantly white administrative and corporate staffs.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 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
Both medical staffs for the Jets and Dolphins made their way quickly to Hill, who was put into an air cast and placed on the back of a cart.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 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
The news and editorial staffs of Southern California News Group and The San Diego Union-Tribune played no role in this post’s preparation.
—Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
In 1989, the Free Press and the Detroit News entered into the nation's largest joint-operating agreement, a 100-year deal to share business operations and split profits — but with separate and competitive editorial staffs.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
With brands running on skeleton staffs and no one working in-person, drop shipping wasn’t viable.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Holiday bonuses were also cut in half, Riley alleges, at a greater rate than the cuts for the predominantly white administrative and corporate staffs.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staffs
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Inversion, now 60 employees strong, aims to fly Arc’s first mission by 2026.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Oct. 2025
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The administration has begun rehiring some of the tens of thousands of federal employees laid off earlier this year.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The plaintiffs later accused the department of violating the order by hitting journalists with batons and arresting them during an August protest.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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Reuters reported that police used water cannons, batons, rubber bullets and tear gas against protesters.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Portugal has been a hotspot for digital nomads, luring foreign remote workers with friendly visa policies, a better quality of life, and a lower cost of living.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Masses of federal workers face going unpaid until funding is restored.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Cover the pot and the bottom few inches of the rose canes with soil, then add a layer of mulch for insulation.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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Multiple video cameras captured the dynamic choreo on giant screens behind the stage as McRae and her entourage danced with canes, strutted down a catwalk, seductively gyrated on moving platforms, and even pole-danced.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
12 Sep. 2025
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Better Tech + Better Managers = Better Experience Like with Amazon and many other employers with large blue-collar workforces, technology is being used to improve quality of life for frontline employees.—
Aman Kidwai,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Vought’s announcement followed his directing of federal departments and agencies to prepare to reduce their respective workforces if there were a shutdown.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Oct. 2025
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Instead of shuffling through the deep cabinet shelves for small jars, attach rows of slim shelves with dowel rods to safely hold a few dozen spices.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Sep. 2025
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Then there's seals, assuming these rods will extend through a rubber tire surface that gets covered in all kinds of mud, liquid and grit on a daily basis.—
Loz Blain
September 23,
New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2025
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Maintenance crews discovered them during a routine post-flight inspection of the plane after arriving from New York.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Chapel building a ‘total loss’ Search crews have cleared the charred debris, and authorities’ attention have turned toward the investigation.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Staffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staffs. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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