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as in assistants
a person who helps a more skilled person
decided to be an apprentice to an electrician after he graduated
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as in novices
a person who is just starting out in a field of activity
aware that she's only an apprentice in the medical field, she readily defers to her more experienced colleagues
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Recent Examples of apprentices
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Guests will hear the shuffle of San Francisco outside the windows, phones ringing, and the lingering voices of apprentices or other clients.
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Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2026
The location is intended to help students, technicians, apprentices, and engineers move directly into careers linked to quantum technologies.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Regular midwives were primarily women, trained as apprentices but not institutionally educated.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
For electricians, for example, apprentices must complete four years of training to move on to the licensing exam.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
For one year as well, apprentices stay protected, working with a senior employee to avoid burning out.
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Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
Arthur Bryant’s and Gates Bar-B-Q, whose origins can be traced back to Henry Perry through his apprentices decades ago.
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Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2026
Unionized workers are employed on a huge number of massive data center projects and scrambling to recruit new apprentices to feed the explosive demand.
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Marc Levy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
Noun
Reducing the quantity of new trade workers forced to work as apprentices is the simplest answer to the ratio problem.
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Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Guests will hear the shuffle of San Francisco outside the windows, phones ringing, and the lingering voices of apprentices or other clients.
—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2026
The location is intended to help students, technicians, apprentices, and engineers move directly into careers linked to quantum technologies.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Regular midwives were primarily women, trained as apprentices but not institutionally educated.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
For electricians, for example, apprentices must complete four years of training to move on to the licensing exam.
—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
For one year as well, apprentices stay protected, working with a senior employee to avoid burning out.
—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
Arthur Bryant’s and Gates Bar-B-Q, whose origins can be traced back to Henry Perry through his apprentices decades ago.
—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2026
Unionized workers are employed on a huge number of massive data center projects and scrambling to recruit new apprentices to feed the explosive demand.
—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprentices
Noun
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Others newly added to the professional list include degrees for physical therapy, athletic training, speech-language pathology, physician associates and anesthesiologist assistants.
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Calderón, a big, bald man wearing a gold chain and cross-shaped earrings, sat off to the side, amid an entourage of muscular assistants in polo shirts, poking at his phone.
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The free Apple Photos is approachable for photography novices but still powerful enough to satisfy those who want extra control.
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To create something wholly new, the narrative team looked back to other games with a low barrier to entry, particularly early 2000s Nintendo consoles that invited novices to join the fold.
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Interim work is often temporary cover while a company recruits a permanent hire.
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Van Der Werf recruits unemployed or underemployed Europeans as young as 18-years-old, into a five-week boot camp run by military veterans to teach teamwork, strength, and discipline.
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The departure of Adorni — who, as Milei’s spokesperson, emerged in 2023 as the face of his strict austerity program and anti-corruption drive — costs the president one of his most trusted and longtime aides.
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Trump toured the course with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, various aides and the golf course architect Tom Fazio and his son, Gavin Fazio.
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Each sits at a different performance level and price point, covering riders from complete beginners to older teens ready for more capable trail performance.
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Plus, check out more comfy running sneakers that are designed for long distances and walk-to-run beginners.
Verb
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Exposing city taxpayers to potential liability when CVI hires return to their past ways, which is known to happen, is extraordinarily misguided.
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An organization that hires for potential and then assigns only narrow, low-risk work has not given potential a chance to prove itself.
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The names of the man, the deputies and the Plantation officer were not released.
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Investigators said deputies then conducted a tactical retreat while continuing to order the suspect to drop the weapon.
Noun
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Among the newcomers is Alannah Keyser, a 21-year-old film school student at the University of Southern California.
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But there’s no denying the global impact the newcomers had on the band, especially Nicks, who would go on to have a successful solo career as well.
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“Apprentices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprentices. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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