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also employes
as in workers
one who works for another for wages or a salary
an employer who was loved and admired by generations of employees
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Recent Examples of employees
Spirit’s thousands of employees have lost their jobs, so there won’t be customer service agents to assist them.
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 May 2026
Despite the changes, Idris assured employees that the company does not anticipate any staffing cuts this summer.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Delta Air Lines is giving thousands of employees a pay raise.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Those employees returned to work on April 28.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
While city leaders debated how to restructure the system, LAHSA employees said the uncertainty is already taking a toll.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
This cost is nominally shared between employers and employees, but workers bear the real burden through both paycheck deductions and forgone wages.
—Jordan Bruneau, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
For example, fuel shortages in Asia could hinder factory employees from getting to work, Gildea said, potentially slowing export production.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
While the three allegedly launched their assault on the office building, Brasfield and Gorrie employees were still inside, Carr said.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 May 2026
Despite the changes, Idris assured employees that the company does not anticipate any staffing cuts this summer.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Delta Air Lines is giving thousands of employees a pay raise.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Those employees returned to work on April 28.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
While city leaders debated how to restructure the system, LAHSA employees said the uncertainty is already taking a toll.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
This cost is nominally shared between employers and employees, but workers bear the real burden through both paycheck deductions and forgone wages.
—Jordan Bruneau, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
For example, fuel shortages in Asia could hinder factory employees from getting to work, Gildea said, potentially slowing export production.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
While the three allegedly launched their assault on the office building, Brasfield and Gorrie employees were still inside, Carr said.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employees
workers
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Equally concerning is that requiring twice as many workers per case without a plan to recruit or retain them risks widespread gaps in care.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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First, the company engaged in interference and retaliation by issuing discipline to a bargaining committee member for attending bargaining sessions on behalf of their fellow workers — protected activity under federal law.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Employees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employees. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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