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as in teaching
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
entered a convent for religious training
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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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as in conditioning
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 educating
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
will train the students in good study habits
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as in focusing
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 aiming
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 preparing
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 training
Carrie Madormo, Health, 19 Oct. 2025
Thomas would order donuts from the same spot near the team’s practice facility every Saturday, pick them up on his way to work and deliver them to members of the team’s training and support staffs.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Thank you to Anne Litt for believing in me, bringing me in and training me.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Bodyweight Exercises Bodyweight exercises are another type of resistance training.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 19 Oct. 2025
Thomas would order donuts from the same spot near the team’s practice facility every Saturday, pick them up on his way to work and deliver them to members of the team’s training and support staffs.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
Roufus began training in martial arts at the age of 4, according to the academy's website.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Thank you to Anne Litt for believing in me, bringing me in and training me.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for training
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Today, Gucci Mane follows a strict regimen of medication, rest, exercise, and therapy.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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This season has been an exercise in frustration.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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Her research and teaching focus on modern and contemporary poetry and poetics, labor history and theory, and gender and sexuality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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An Illinois State University teaching assistant has been fired after he was captured on video flipping a Turning Point USA table and tearing up the group's flyers.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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That apprenticeship on the talent side became his advantage.—
Sara Smith,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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For those thinking about making a transition into blue-collar work, FlexJobs advises highlighting transferrable skills like project management and evaluating training pathways like apprenticeships and trade schools, as well as certification requirements.—
Sarah Jackson,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Leave it in for at least half an hour or overnight, shampooing it out and conditioning afterward.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
7 Oct. 2025
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This step is important to remove all gunk and stuck-on food before moving on to conditioning and shining the surface, according to Stein.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Leftist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker has amassed a powerful audience of millions by challenging the administration and educating young people on progressive politics.—
Taylor Lorenz,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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But the show made huge strides in not just educating the general public on what to look out for and online safety habits, but was also genuinely humanizing.—
Sumayya Tobah,
Essence,
15 Oct. 2025
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After Australia, Lil Jon may be focusing more on road trips instead of long-haul flights.—
Meredith Lepore,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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Milwaukee specialized in putting runs on the board in the regular season, advancing several baserunners through patient approaches at the plate, while also focusing on making contact.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Reconciliation is as natural as conflict — but pacifism, or being completely unwilling to defend yourself, while aiming for peace as an end, provides no means of getting there.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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The network encompasses the nonprofits Indivisible Project and Indivisible Civics, which organize protests and trainings, and Indivisible Action, a separate political action committee aiming to elect progressive candidates.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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How has Perez been preparing the ground for change?—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Amazon is preparing to cut as much as 15% of its human resources staff, with additional layoffs likely in other divisions, according to multiple sources familiar with the plans.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Training.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/training. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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