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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
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
The Baptism of Christ is generally believed to have been completed by El Greco’s son and other apprentices in his workshop in the decade after the artist died.
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Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Art historians believe it was unfinished at the time El Greco died in 1614 and that it was completed by the painter’s son, Jorge Manuel, with help from other apprentices in El Greco’s workshop.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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.
—
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
The Baptism of Christ is generally believed to have been completed by El Greco’s son and other apprentices in his workshop in the decade after the artist died.
—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Art historians believe it was unfinished at the time El Greco died in 1614 and that it was completed by the painter’s son, Jorge Manuel, with help from other apprentices in El Greco’s workshop.
—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprentices
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Her two assistants, Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt, are also American women.
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Kafka worked with Petzing and offensive line coach Hank Fraley — both assistants in Minnesota — that same year.
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Aspiring nuns begin their training in this convent, and novices take their vows before being sent out to serve the community.
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This makes these spots good for young anglers and novices as well as those with mobility challenges.
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Curtis plays Violet Olvido, a journalist who begins investigating a string of killings linked to a shadowy international outsourcing company that recruits remote workers across the Philippines.
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According to an article in Nature Reviews Psychology, seeing others in pain often recruits the same brain systems as feeling pain ourselves, and can be distressing, especially for highly empathetic people.
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Newsom aides blame late paperwork amid emergency response, noting the donations were disclosed before regulators inquired.
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The aides said that State Department officials confirmed this week that the administration is aiming to close out PEPFAR, the US global initiative to fight HIV/AIDS, in South Africa by early next year.
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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.
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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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Gonzalez refused to speak to deputies during his arrest or his interrogation, authorities said.
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The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said that deputies responded to a report that a California State Parks lifeguard vehicle had struck someone on the beach.
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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 26 Jun. 2026.
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