as in staff
a body of persons at work or available for work
the office's entire workforce is devoted to a single project right now
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Recent Examples of workforce
Last year, that committee dramatically reworked Bass’ budget, shifting cuts to other parts of the city workforce.
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
The size of the layoff seems to contradict the optimism of the original announcement, but workforce reductions are not unusual following large acquisitions.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
My husband left the workforce to become a stay-at-home parent and homeschool our son to limit his exposure to illness.
—Penelope Gatlin, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
The Facebook and Instagram owner will lay off about 10% of its global workforce, or close to 8,000 employees, in thatinitial round, one of the sources said.
—Katie Paul, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
The size of the layoff seems to contradict the optimism of the original announcement, but workforce reductions are not unusual following large acquisitions.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
My husband left the workforce to become a stay-at-home parent and homeschool our son to limit his exposure to illness.
—Penelope Gatlin, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
The Facebook and Instagram owner will lay off about 10% of its global workforce, or close to 8,000 employees, in thatinitial round, one of the sources said.
—Katie Paul, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
Noun
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Also, the day care staff sat with the parents, which affected the social scene for everyone.—
Jacobina Martin,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The two worked together at Croydon, Whyteleafe and Kinetic Academy, and Hudson formed part of McFarlane’s bench staff during his interim spell leading the Chelsea first team.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The lengthening deployments come as Ukrainian commanders in other units have warned of personnel issues, acknowledging that the army will never match the manpower of Russia’s far larger military force.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Chicago Fire Department called a still-and-box alarm for additional equipment and manpower for the fire in the 400 block of West 79th Street, near Vincennes Avenue.—
Kris Habermehl,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Prince was found unresponsive the morning of April 21, 2016, and was pronounced dead by medical personnel shortly after.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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And every inch of the life-sized contract is adorned with the signatures of Knicks personnel.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 4,376-square-foot home, completed in 1958, has six bedrooms, three bathrooms and a rare indoor 40-by-20-foot pool and spa under a retractable roof added in the 1980s.—
Sandra Barrera,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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The spa has a gym, pool, steam room, sauna and hot tub.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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