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
Homicide detectives and crime scene personnel responded, gathered evidence, and spoke with witnesses.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2025
Twelve years ago, on May 22, 2013, emergency personnel responded to a 911 call from Pearl, who alerted paramedics that her son was not breathing.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 24 May 2025
Bystanders and park service personnel found his body on the Bright Angel Trail on June 16 but were unable to resuscitate him.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Military personnel on duty in combat zones may also qualify for automatic extensions.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2025
Twelve years ago, on May 22, 2013, emergency personnel responded to a 911 call from Pearl, who alerted paramedics that her son was not breathing.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 24 May 2025
Bystanders and park service personnel found his body on the Bright Angel Trail on June 16 but were unable to resuscitate him.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Military personnel on duty in combat zones may also qualify for automatic extensions.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personnel
Noun
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Burnes led the pitching staff to the fifth-best starter ERA in baseball in 2024.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff.—
The Learning Network,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Citing his mission as one of fiscal discipline, Musk has led the DOGE effort to eliminate certain federal offices, slash regulations and rapidly cut down the federal workforce, while reprogramming or removing some government websites, software and systems.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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Hybrid teams, accountability strategies, leadership development, organizational structuring, and workforce automation require rethinking everything.—
Britney Porter,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Personnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personnel. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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