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
The manufacturing workforce is aging.
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Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Webb revealed that the robots require skilled technicians to help upskill the renewable workforce and boost productivity.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
By 2017, about 13% of the workforce held licenses to start businesses, while the private sector employed about one-third of all workers.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Layoff activity thankfully doesn’t seem to be accelerating, but those who are unemployed are having a really hard time getting back into the workforce.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Webb revealed that the robots require skilled technicians to help upskill the renewable workforce and boost productivity.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
By 2017, about 13% of the workforce held licenses to start businesses, while the private sector employed about one-third of all workers.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Layoff activity thankfully doesn’t seem to be accelerating, but those who are unemployed are having a really hard time getting back into the workforce.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
Noun
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Vincent Kompany and his staff have chiselled a perfect role for him, with Diaz contributing not only on an individual basis, but in a way that really accentuates Bayern’s other attacking virtues.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Social Security Administration will continue to issue retirement and disability benefits, but will furlough 12% of its staff and pause marketing campaigns, according to the agency’s shutdown plan.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Green Hill plans to help restart Smith Springs financially, provide manpower for physical work and could potentially have some of its congregants move to Smith Springs Baptist, officials said.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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In 2025, several nations stand out for combining vast manpower with modern weapons, strong budgets, and the ability to influence events far beyond their borders.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Officers found a man next to the store and rendered aid until emergency personnel arrived and pronounced him dead at the scene, Becchina said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
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National Guard command staff are already there, and troops are expected soon to work alongside personnel from more than a dozen local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Oct. 2025
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Those who instead see a flexible talent pool as a strategic advantage in building a dynamic and flexible company probably will fare better.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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This property is ideal for families because of its year-round indoor pool (there's also an adults-only outdoor pool that’s open seasonally) and on-site sports like tennis, racquetball, bocce ball, and volleyball.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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