Thesaurus results for WORKFORCES

workforces

noun

plural of workforce

as in staffs

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 workforces The companies with the most resilient workforces have made investment in employee trajectory a structural commitment, not a line item that disappears when headcount pressure arrives. — Susan Lamotte, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Industries may handle their workforces differently based on a variety of factors. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 The trend toward rewarding strong individual performers within a business marks a shift away from companies spreading pay hikes evenly across their workforces. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 Some firms appear to be increasing output without expanding their workforces at the same rate as before. — Felysha Walker, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026 Tech companies such as Meta, Amazon, Oracle and others have been slashing their global workforces. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

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Noun

Their bakery is in the same building as the restaurant Brasero, where the two staffs share meals and more.

— Carly Boers, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
The news and editorial staffs of the Hartford Courant had no role in this post’s preparation.

— Ascend Agency, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of staffs

Noun

The doubles pools are practically unchanged from last year, other than marginal boosts to the earlier rounds.

— Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026
In high school, Messick and his buddies would gather in one of their backyard pools, order pizza and watch the All-Star week festivities.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of pools

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The early harvest also poses logistical challenges in a region where grapes are traditionally picked by hand, with some workers still on summer vacation and others facing transportation delays.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Cities and smaller communities across the country are competing for remote workers with thousands of dollars in cash, housing assistance, coworking memberships, and other perks designed to make relocating a little easier.

— Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of workers

Noun

The casino said all the people involved were employees of the restaurant and that no guests were involved.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Negotiations with ServiceNow began even though some of Armis’ earliest employees had been implicitly promised an IPO payday.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

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