workforces

plural of workforce

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of workforces These measures are particularly important especially for Asia’s large outdoor and operational workforces. — Mitch New, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 The most urgent demand is coming from industrial sectors facing aging workforces and persistent labor shortages. — Artem Sokolov, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 There’s a chance this doesn’t resolve at all until next spring or beyond, leaving two major Hollywood studios’ workforces, at just about every level of the pecking order, in limbo, wondering whether they’ll be canned in a few months. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 Now, advanced and sophisticated products are helping growing companies extend the impact of their existing workforces in ways that previously weren’t realistically attainable. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 The trend toward rewarding strong individual performers within a business marks a shift away from companies spreading pay hikes evenly across their workforces. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 Some firms appear to be increasing output without expanding their workforces at the same rate as before. — Felysha Walker, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforces
Noun
  • Both coaching staffs believed their teams were prepared for a four-quarter battle.
    — Abbygail Granados, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Most of the coaches believe too many staffs rely on rankings and offer lists.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • There are two pools, one family-friendly, and one for adults only.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The structure’s 27 gleaming marble petals rise in clusters of three to form nine sides, creating a perfectly symmetrical bloom that appears to float above a series of nine reflecting pools.
    — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Conrad has done an outstanding job of pulling together a team of local workers at all levels of the business.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • During the boom years of the reform era, from 1978 to the early 2000s, China was a country of productive workers.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Norma Mitchell, cofounder of the business and grandmother of its current top executives, died of the disease, and many other family members, employees and customers have been touched by it.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Nearly eight in 10 Marriott associates in Europe say they are offered training or development to further themselves professionally, compared with just over half of employees at a typical European workplace.
    — Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Workforces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforces. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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