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 company attributes the cuts to industrywide challenges such as slower growth and weaker spending, as gaming studios across the sector have slashed their workforces.
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Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Companies, especially those with hybrid or remote workforces or those trying to attract global talent, need to think intentionally about how employees experience life outside the office.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
Shah, who was named to the 2025 CNBC Changemakers list, said that disruptions like AI that reshape companies and the economy require workforces to be more resilient.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
Whoever comes out on top, both are key players in the push towards a new future of humanoid robotics impacting workforces worldwide.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
Within months, companies can shrink or expand their workforces, adopt innovative technologies, and reconfigure operations.
—Robert Pearl, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Optimizing logistics, making sustainability a core priority, fostering resilient workforces, and leveraging AI for growth will set the stage for long-term success.
—Rhett Power, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
This city is nearly 40% foreign born, including a sizable chunk of undocumented immigrants, who form part of multiple workforces and whose removal would be devastating.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Companies, especially those with hybrid or remote workforces or those trying to attract global talent, need to think intentionally about how employees experience life outside the office.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
Shah, who was named to the 2025 CNBC Changemakers list, said that disruptions like AI that reshape companies and the economy require workforces to be more resilient.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
Whoever comes out on top, both are key players in the push towards a new future of humanoid robotics impacting workforces worldwide.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
Within months, companies can shrink or expand their workforces, adopt innovative technologies, and reconfigure operations.
—Robert Pearl, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Optimizing logistics, making sustainability a core priority, fostering resilient workforces, and leveraging AI for growth will set the stage for long-term success.
—Rhett Power, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
This city is nearly 40% foreign born, including a sizable chunk of undocumented immigrants, who form part of multiple workforces and whose removal would be devastating.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforces
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Not to mention all the benefits of continuity under one of the NFL’s best coaching staffs.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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The news and editorial staffs of The Denver Post had no role in this post’s preparation.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The cascading pools and fountains are a popular photo stop — and a refreshing retreat during hot summer days.—
Taylor Haught,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
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A lot of these people have been working and have gone through the wringer in different talent pools and searches.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2026
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Searches for the missing workers began late Friday after officials deployed unmanned firefighting robots to cool the structure and conducted a safety inspection.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Pahlavi’s team began putting out various plans to further erode the regime’s authority, calling on workers to strike and releasing a QR code through which defectors in the state security forces could sign on to his project, which Pahlavi claimed had elicited fifty thousand responses.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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The two agents, identified as John Doe 1 and John Doe 2 in the lawsuit, are part of a broader group of employees who claim they were fired over the past year over their role in the election investigation known as Arctic Frost.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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Even higher-profile employees-turned-critics were ex-Defense Secretary James Mattis and former White House chief of staff John Kelly.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Workforces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforces. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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