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
On a recent Goldman podcast, Briggs warned young people in tech are most at risk for workforce displacement as a result of AI.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
The order also directed investment in the district’s police workforce and facilities, such as a forensic crime laboratory.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
According to the director, the company sent along a specialist and a summer intern, both young and relatively new to the workforce.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Prose is Alliance Residential’s workforce housing brand started in 2018 to address the need for more quality affordable housing, according to the company’s website.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
The order also directed investment in the district’s police workforce and facilities, such as a forensic crime laboratory.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
According to the director, the company sent along a specialist and a summer intern, both young and relatively new to the workforce.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Prose is Alliance Residential’s workforce housing brand started in 2018 to address the need for more quality affordable housing, according to the company’s website.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
Noun
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The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s branch in Scranton, Pa., have found new subjects in the offshoot, still set in the world of paper: the eclectic staff of The Truth Teller, a historic Midwestern newspaper in Toledo, Ohio, well past its glory days.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This suggests a concerning disconnect between some employers and their staff, and that workers in these situations have little faith the abusers will be banned or sanctioned by their employers.—
Jo Causon,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The search for Top involved over 50 personnel, including local police units and partner agencies, and employed ATVs, drones, and helicopter support, police said in an update on July 31.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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To compile its report, TIGTA used data from the IRS’s Integrated Financial System and evaluated the data by reviewing existing data and interviewing personnel in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Wilder got the Getty family to agree to have a full concrete pool installed, but minus the pumps and usual engineering since it was only needed for a few days of shooting.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, at low tide, the beach widens—revealing tidal pools where children hunt for tiny crabs and sea glass.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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