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
The job typically requires a diploma and an apprenticeship.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Those groups argue that Port KC has not lived up to a promise that its projects would be subject to Missouri’s prevailing wage and minimum apprenticeship standards.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
The tendency to look to Mongolia to fill this quota owed as much to that country’s own folk-wrestling traditions as to an abundance of eager young candidates willing to endure years of grueling apprenticeship and language study.
—Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
In an email to NBC News, the White House countered that Trump signed an executive order last April on workforce preparedness that, among other things, would create apprenticeships to address shortages of construction and other workers.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Those groups argue that Port KC has not lived up to a promise that its projects would be subject to Missouri’s prevailing wage and minimum apprenticeship standards.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
The tendency to look to Mongolia to fill this quota owed as much to that country’s own folk-wrestling traditions as to an abundance of eager young candidates willing to endure years of grueling apprenticeship and language study.
—Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
In an email to NBC News, the White House countered that Trump signed an executive order last April on workforce preparedness that, among other things, would create apprenticeships to address shortages of construction and other workers.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprenticeship
Noun
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After moving to Louisville to study at Sullivan University, Williams clocked about 230 hours of free labor at Jack Fry’s during an internship.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
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Despite the challenges, career experts say students should lean into internships, networking opportunities and campus career fairs, where face-to-face connections can still make a difference.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And training for first responders conducted through the Federal Emergency Management Agency was canceled.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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There have been whispers of paramilitary training camps in the mountains, but the sinister presence mostly lingered just below the surface.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Apprenticeship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprenticeship. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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