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
But in the meantime, relatives could only guess the severity of the injury by observing the facial expressions of Nuggets personnel.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
Over 500 fire personnel were assigned to the White Sage fire, while 70 were assigned to the Dragon Bravo Fire.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 13 July 2025
Volunteers have been a key part of search and rescue in the days since the flood, with officials sometimes asking volunteers to stay away so qualified personnel can conduct some of the grueling work.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 July 2025
Customer service personnel have to be trained in those portals and ensure the data needed to track a shipment makes it to the customer portal in a timely manner.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
Over 500 fire personnel were assigned to the White Sage fire, while 70 were assigned to the Dragon Bravo Fire.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 13 July 2025
Volunteers have been a key part of search and rescue in the days since the flood, with officials sometimes asking volunteers to stay away so qualified personnel can conduct some of the grueling work.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 July 2025
Customer service personnel have to be trained in those portals and ensure the data needed to track a shipment makes it to the customer portal in a timely manner.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personnel
Noun
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However, even this approach may require IT skills that small companies don't have on staff.—
Atal Bansal,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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With most news organizations shedding staff, MSNBC is hiring (even if the hiring spree is forced by a corporate split).—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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Prose is Alliance Residential’s workforce housing brand started in 2018 to address the need for more quality affordable housing, according to the company’s website.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
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As many agree that AI agents will ultimately become an integral part of the workforce, this is one train no finance leader should miss.—
Jim DeLoach,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Personnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personnel. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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