as in staff
a body of persons at work or available for work
we finally have enough personnel to start that big project
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Recent Examples of personnel
Upon arrival, emergency personnel were also unable to revive Jackson, and after being transported to a Los Angeles medical center, he was pronounced dead.
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Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Traps have since been set, and wildlife personnel are expected to continue efforts to capture it throughout the week.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
And yet, if there is a blockbuster personnel move to be made, there might be another Whiteside-Ware parallel.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
The prime minister subsequently reported to Parliament that British investigators had found sufficient reason not to appoint Mandelson as ambassador but that Foreign Office personnel disregarded this advice and pushed him through to the office.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026
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Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Traps have since been set, and wildlife personnel are expected to continue efforts to capture it throughout the week.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
And yet, if there is a blockbuster personnel move to be made, there might be another Whiteside-Ware parallel.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
The prime minister subsequently reported to Parliament that British investigators had found sufficient reason not to appoint Mandelson as ambassador but that Foreign Office personnel disregarded this advice and pushed him through to the office.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personnel
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That duplication has raised concerns about staff consolidations and widespread newsroom layoffs.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Construction is expected to begin in May and be completed by September, according to the staff report.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Consistent use of bylines began during the Civil War when Union General Joseph Hooker became enraged over a story that included information about the manpower and location of his Army of the Potomac.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The lengthening deployments come as Ukrainian commanders in other units have warned of personnel issues, acknowledging that the army will never match the manpower of Russia’s far larger military force.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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The zoo is partnering with Outward Bound Adventures, the oldest nonprofit in the nation dedicated to getting people from urban areas out into nature and into a workforce that has often excluded them.—
Alys Martinez,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The message from Silicon Valley is that AI is restructuring the workforce in real time—and that the rest of corporate America should brace for the same.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Personnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personnel. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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