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as in exercise
something done over and over in order to develop skill a boxer who's been doing a lot of training with his footwork

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as in apprenticeship
a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career on-the-job training teacher training

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training

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verb

present participle of train
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Recent Examples of training
Noun
One soldier was killed and another was injured Wednesday evening in what was called a helicopter training incident at Fort Campbell, the Army said in a post. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025 Video from news outlets include KABC-TV in Los Angeles showed training taking place through the week at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach in Orange County. Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025 Without the multi-million-dollar training complexes available to many elite European teams, Auckland City players need to cram in the majority of their gym and recovery work outside of club facilities. Rory Fleming, CNN Money, 13 June 2025 Your First Diagnosis The Hofstra 4+4 Program: BS-BA/MD consists of four years of undergraduate education followed by four years of medical school training, seamlessly integrated into a single pathway. Kristen Moon, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for training
Recent Examples of Synonyms for training
Noun
  • The point of this exercise was to see where Montreal fits in the marketplace.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • All kinds of exercise are good for your brain, researchers said, but mind-body workouts could be especially effective.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • There was one part of Howard's character that hit closer to home: teaching.
    Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 14 June 2025
  • Upstairs tutoring and studying spaces, a library and teaching labs are reserved specifically for athletes and feature abundant glass, daylight and an airy sense of openness.
    Sharron van der Meulen, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Since taking office in 2023, he's worked to reduce incarceration rates for low-level drug offenses and increase access to apprenticeship programs in Maryland.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 13 June 2025
  • Craig has been teaching barbering for years through an apprenticeship program and is confident that the new model will provide his customers with good service.
    Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • She's spent over six months educating her following of over 700,000 about JEB.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Going the extra mile to welcome Latino students A small Catholic university that dates back to 1922, Dominican has a history of educating the children of immigrants — in earlier times those of northern and central European origin.
    Jon Marcus, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • State government has been focusing on East Hartford in recent years because the administration of then-Mayor Mike Walsh advanced a series of high-profile, potentially transformative projects.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Pitchers As far as pitching goes, the thesis couldn’t be simpler — do our best to avoid any bias attached to surface stats (outputs) by instead focusing on underlying metrics (inputs).
    John Laghezza, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Special artist is also preparing to take on her first lead movie role as she was recently cast as gospel star Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who was one of the first to appeal to rock ‘n’ roll and R&B audiences, in Amazon MGM Studios’ Rosetta.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2025
  • As the case was preparing to go to trial, in May 2004, the parties settled.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Yes, at practice, men and women fence each other, no problem.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
  • The goal is to mirror real-world conditions during practice.
    Carmine Gallo, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • This article was written by the Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.
    Jon Marcus, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
  • Its customer base covers various areas, including animals, education, health care, and homelessness.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025

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“Training.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/training. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.

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