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
Footage released by 13 Action News shows one side of the house on fire, with the roof caved in and thick black smoke filling the air, as fire department personnel can be seen on the ground tending to the flames.
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Staff Author, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Hopkins said fire department personnel also monitor the outside air and wind direction, knowing that homes downwind are likely to smell the gas and call the fire department with concerns.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration’s January hiring freeze, February mass firings of 1,000 national park personnel and buy-out and early retirement package offers for National Park Service staffers have caused uncertainty for park workers and visitors alike.
—Carole Rosenblat, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Deputies and more than 40 search-and-rescue personnel from the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the neighboring Coconino County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies sprang into action.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Staff Author, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Hopkins said fire department personnel also monitor the outside air and wind direction, knowing that homes downwind are likely to smell the gas and call the fire department with concerns.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration’s January hiring freeze, February mass firings of 1,000 national park personnel and buy-out and early retirement package offers for National Park Service staffers have caused uncertainty for park workers and visitors alike.
—Carole Rosenblat, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Deputies and more than 40 search-and-rescue personnel from the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the neighboring Coconino County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies sprang into action.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personnel
Noun
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School staff had restrained or secluded her daughter 29 times for a total of more than 23 hours in just the few months since the school year began.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Our staff is unafraid of the Martin Shkrelis and Jeff Bezos of the world.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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By the end of its staffing reduction, the IRS could lose 40 percent of its workforce, going from a staff size of around 100,000 employees down to 60,000, according to a report by the Federal News Network.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2025
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Under the Trump administration, the IRS is undergoing a cost-cutting overhaul, with plans to eliminate up to 40% of its roughly 100,000-person workforce after the end of tax filing season, according to an internal memo obtained by CBS News.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Personnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personnel. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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