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
Solving the workforce shortage With 400,000 skilled utility workers expected to retire or leave, talent is a major bottleneck.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Caregiving pulled these women out of the workforce — then gave them new careers.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Those missions are dual in nature and rooted in cultural integrity that sustains Tribal identity, and in preparing a qualified workforce for Native and rural communities.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recently, some Guard troops have been tasked with picking up trash and spreading mulch, jobs that have been neglected after Musk’s DOGE task force purged a significant portion of the federal workforce.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Caregiving pulled these women out of the workforce — then gave them new careers.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Those missions are dual in nature and rooted in cultural integrity that sustains Tribal identity, and in preparing a qualified workforce for Native and rural communities.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recently, some Guard troops have been tasked with picking up trash and spreading mulch, jobs that have been neglected after Musk’s DOGE task force purged a significant portion of the federal workforce.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
Noun
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Flip Putthoff is a staff photographer and outdoors reporter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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The staff will even provide recommendations on what to do along the 29-mile route.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For now, Salm said, NATO nations do not have the radar equipment, anti-air weapons or manpower to ensure full anti-drone coverage of their territories.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Moscow has devoted considerable resources, manpower, and political will to its invasion of the country next door.—
Jeremy Shapiro,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The second certification is an advanced program that’s focused on industry leaders including people managers, C-suite personnel, and high-potential employees.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Several of these firings have led to lawsuits over the nature and validity of the president's ability to replace these individuals, calling into question the limits of the president to control personnel across the federal government.—
Peter Aitken
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In Paro, Dawa at Hilltop by Heeton is the country’s largest hotel, with 87 rooms featuring private balconies and views of the surrounding peaks; its indoor pool is a nice amenity after a flight into Paro International Airport, the country’s sole international gateway.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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There was a succession of pool parties that summer, the temperature routinely hitting a hundred and more, and our friends took it for granted that something would be going on at our place, no matter the day of the week.—
T. Coraghessan Boyle,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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