training wheels
plural noun
: a pair of small wheels connected to the rear axle of a bicycle to help a beginning bicyclist maintain balance
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Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
But sharing prompts without teaching the thinking behind them keeps your team on training wheels.
—John Schneider, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Consider this mini Revlon microdermabrasion wand your training wheels.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2025
What is clear is the Chargers need to remove the training wheels and see if this Johnson experiment at center has any chance of succeeding.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 July 2025
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Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
But sharing prompts without teaching the thinking behind them keeps your team on training wheels.
—John Schneider, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Consider this mini Revlon microdermabrasion wand your training wheels.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2025
What is clear is the Chargers need to remove the training wheels and see if this Johnson experiment at center has any chance of succeeding.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for training wheels
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“Training wheels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/training%20wheels. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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