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as in entourage
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person
a movie star who never goes anywhere without a train of personal assistants to cater to his every whim and need
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as in sequence
a series of things linked together
you've broken my train of thought—now what were we talking about?
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as in to prepare
to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness
has been training track-and-field athletes at the school for years
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as in to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
will train the students in good study habits
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as in to focus
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
train all your thoughts on imagining how you'd score the winning goal in the game
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as in to aim
to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal
trained his eyes on the distant bull's-eye
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as in to equip
to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function
he's so experienced that they usually use him to train new recruits
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Recent Examples of train
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
Williams wore a high-low skirt with a train that trailed the athlete onto center court.
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Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Gruening, who trained as a doctor, spent his early career as a foreign-policy journalist, and was an editor at The Nation.
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Literary Hub,
1 July 2026
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More than 10,000 tickets were sold for the new train service ahead of its launch, Etihad Rail said in the release.
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Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
Williams wore a high-low skirt with a train that trailed the athlete onto center court.
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Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
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This six-year-old veteran, trained by Brad Cox, boasts an impressive career, including a stunning 50-1 victory in the 2025 Dubai World Cup.
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Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Gruening, who trained as a doctor, spent his early career as a foreign-policy journalist, and was an editor at The Nation.
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Literary Hub,
1 July 2026
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Alix Earle is followed by an entourage of SipMargs servers in New York City on June 25 to celebrate the brand's national launch.
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Ambrosio, smiling and waving to fans, was flanked by an entourage that included her 14-year-old son, Noah, whose name was inscribed on the back of his jersey.
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The acquisition aims to fuel Air Sprint's next phase of growth, including fleet expansion, operational enhancements, and technology investments to solidify its market leadership.
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Starting next month, the brand-new regional readiness center in Jerome will become home to Idaho’s 145th Light Support Battalion, including for maintenance of its fleet of vehicles.
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The drone attacks are worsening fuel shortages, with people reporting rising prices and long queues at the filling stations.
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This, Nunes argues, allows a small, paying slice of the population to jump the queue for police attention.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong and Bregman both tagged and advanced on the sequence, putting runners on second and third for Suzuki.
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The companies getting this right ensure that marketing, R&D and operations work from the same consumer truth at the same time so that what consumers need and what the business can brilliantly deliver are answered together, not in sequence.
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For this year's 55th annual Pride Parade on Sunday, organizers were prepared, with six cooling buses stationed along the parade route.
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.
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While younger generations were taught in school about the atrocities of the Holocaust, the book found that family lore continued to sanitize the past with grandparents often painted as heroes, rescuers or victims themselves.
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Those conversations taught him to look at himself as someone who could solve problems.
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Escalona, who’s described himself as a supporter of law and order, has been focusing on quality-of-life issues since his December election.
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Outside Hollywood, Glover has become equally known for being involved in his community, co-founding a production company, Louverture Films, focused on supporting socially conscious stories from underserved communities.
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That's significant because the nonprofit aims to reduce the stigma of mental health disorders, especially among Asian American families.
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Taiwan’s ongoing military drills are aimed at boosting the island’s combat readiness in case of a Chinese military attack.
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“Train.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/train. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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