as in staff
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 workforce
Part of the reason Newsom directed his workforce to return to offices four days a week was to improve collaboration and efficiency, the governor said in his March executive order.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The market is nearly 78 million women in the American workforce.
—Valerie Chapman, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
This gives students a low-cost head start on college and the workforce.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Service industries now make up the majority of the global workforce.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The market is nearly 78 million women in the American workforce.
—Valerie Chapman, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
This gives students a low-cost head start on college and the workforce.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Service industries now make up the majority of the global workforce.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for workforce
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
Noun
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And also there’s a huge music staff with a lot of know-how and really, really deep knowledge and contacts and relationships in that space.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The union won more protections for immigrant students, including training for staff on how to address federal immigration enforcement, and agreement from the district against using artificial intelligence to replace teachers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The New Haven County Utility Task Force assisted with manpower, and the Tanker Task Force assisted with water supply operations.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
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Ten years ago, the USW went on strike for 99 days at 12 refineries nationwide, concerned with safety, training and manpower.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The agency will bring in additional personnel and resources while continuing to operate a 24-hour command post.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Indonesia -- the world's most populous Muslim-majority country -- said Tuesday that its military had begun training personnel to serve in Gaza, specifically for reconstruction and humanitarian response.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In one of the final shots of the movie, Cathy’s death — and that of her child — is apparent when a pool of blood begins to gather below her waist, dripping down onto the floor in a quite disturbing fashion.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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As the pool of qualified commercial drivers shrinks, the cost of transporting goods across the state will inevitably rise.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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