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
Sports Innovation Lab personnel have been integrated at Genius, with a joint offering already in market that builds upon Genius’ existing data and access to exclusive advertising inventory.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The ceremony featured 1,300 personnel and 120 horses, with troops drawn from across the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, British Army, and Royal Air Force.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher
jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Since the Israel-Hamas war began, 38 MDA personnel lost their lives.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Salesforce says hybrid is better, and Inzerillo says a good indicator of that is escalations from AI agent to human personnel went up from 22% in Q1 to 32% in Q2.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The ceremony featured 1,300 personnel and 120 horses, with troops drawn from across the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, British Army, and Royal Air Force.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher
jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Since the Israel-Hamas war began, 38 MDA personnel lost their lives.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Salesforce says hybrid is better, and Inzerillo says a good indicator of that is escalations from AI agent to human personnel went up from 22% in Q1 to 32% in Q2.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personnel
Noun
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Flip Putthoff is a staff photographer and outdoors reporter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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The staff will even provide recommendations on what to do along the 29-mile route.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The East African nation has been frustrated about the poor equipment, lack of manpower and money to help dismantled Haiti’s gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Russia is unable to spare manpower from Ukraine, where its forces are prosecuting grinding offensives at multiple points along the front.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After years of workplace disruption—from the pandemic to hiring highs and lows, economic uncertainty and even a generational shift with Gen-Z entering the workforce—I’m seeing a change in the leadership landscape.—
Jacob Kupietzky,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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An unexpected upside to America’s aging population is that a shrinking workforce is, in the short-term, helping keep the nation’s unemployment rate in check.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Personnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personnel. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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