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as in laborers
a person who does very hard or dull work
a champion of the rights of the farm workers who pick the nation's fruits and vegetables
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as in employees
one who works for another for wages or a salary
a factory owner who is known for his fair and generous treatment of his workers
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Recent Examples of workers
There are fewer opportunities for younger workers to find mentors and soak up knowledge.
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Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
The sheriff's office says a preliminary investigation found that workers were installing underground tanks.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Training will also need to operate alongside income support and other protections for workers who cannot make an immediate transition.
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Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Before every World Cup game, event workers unfurl a giant version of each country's flag on the field.
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Nbc News,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Less than a year later, Stair carried out a workplace shooting at a Pennsylvania supermarket, trapping and killing three co-workers before taking his own life.
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Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
The sheriff's office says a preliminary investigation found that workers were installing underground tanks.
—
Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Training will also need to operate alongside income support and other protections for workers who cannot make an immediate transition.
—
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Before every World Cup game, event workers unfurl a giant version of each country's flag on the field.
—
Nbc News,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Less than a year later, Stair carried out a workplace shooting at a Pennsylvania supermarket, trapping and killing three co-workers before taking his own life.
—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workers
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He is accused of not checking work authorizations before hiring laborers, according to the Post.
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Israel soon barred nearly two hundred thousand Palestinian laborers from its workforce.
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These examples echo views presented by analysts that making employees redundant while using more AI may not necessarily offer the best route to business growth.
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Instead of pushing for forced, highly technical retraining, leaders should leverage this systemic knowledge by empowering legacy employees to use agentic AI as a data translation layer.
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“Workers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workers. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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