as in internship
a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career
only after long apprenticeship as a camera operator was he appointed director of photography on a major motion picture
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Recent Examples of apprenticeship
One was working with the nonprofit Mundo Espiral Foundation to establish a Pasto Varnish apprenticeship program that paired 55 apprentices with experienced mopa-mopa harvesters, wood masters, and varnish masters.
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Kristin Houser, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Mahan, Vice Mayor Pam Foley and District 3 Councilmember Anthony Tordillos, who represents downtown, have also asked the city to create a higher incentive tier for projects that pay prevailing wages and support apprenticeship programs.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
The Texas Workforce Commission shared with The News details about workforce programs such as apprenticeships, adult education and child care for eligible low- and moderate-income families.
—Alison Saldanha, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
The entry-level work that once functioned as a professional apprenticeship—research, synthesis, junior coding, coordination—is now being handled by autonomous systems.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
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Kristin Houser, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Mahan, Vice Mayor Pam Foley and District 3 Councilmember Anthony Tordillos, who represents downtown, have also asked the city to create a higher incentive tier for projects that pay prevailing wages and support apprenticeship programs.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
The Texas Workforce Commission shared with The News details about workforce programs such as apprenticeships, adult education and child care for eligible low- and moderate-income families.
—Alison Saldanha, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
The entry-level work that once functioned as a professional apprenticeship—research, synthesis, junior coding, coordination—is now being handled by autonomous systems.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprenticeship
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Three months ago, GE Vernova struck a $50 million partnership with MIT, covering research funding, graduate student fellowships, internships, and professional development programs for its own executives.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Tech giant Palantir took the idea even further last year with its Meritocracy Fellowship, a four-month, paid internship for recent high school graduates who have mixed feelings about the university experience.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Stafford, who turns 38 on Saturday, worked through a back issue that sidelined him for all of training camp and passed for a league-best 46 touchdowns and 4,707 yards.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The new study notes that Kanzi’s lexigram training could have primed him to better recognize symbols and that his language training might have changed his brain.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Apprenticeship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprenticeship. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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