APPRENTICING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

apprenticing

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present participle of apprentice

as in jobbing

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The companies said the NSMV program helped transform the facility from a largely dormant shipyard employing only a few dozen workers into a site with more than 2,000 production workers.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
In a paper published this month in PLOS One, Alaei and her colleagues propose an alternative - employing a suite of superworms, a kind of hefty beetle larva that can capably pick a variety of animal skeletons clean.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 17 July 2026

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Brands are hiring cautiously after layoffs and restructurings; rising graduate numbers are vastly outweighing entry-level job openings; and AI is rapidly reshaping hiring across industries.

— Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Martinez acknowledges hiring a crew to repair her wood-frame roof.

— Larry Seward, CBS News, 14 July 2026

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Take precautions during water activities Swimmers, particularly those in southern states and warm coastal waters, should expect a minimal risk of contracting a pathogen in warm freshwater lakes, rivers, brackish waters, and hot springs.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 17 July 2026
People who cared for an infected baby would be at very high risk of contracting the virus.

— Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 July 2026

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By purchasing the Staycation Parks Pass for $25, however, park goers can enter with their own vehicles without paying for each individual visit.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Broward Health and Memorial Health have accused Florida Blue of not paying them enough for care, while the health insurer is accusing them of wanting too much money.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

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Graham would no doubt argue that this is a reasonable price to pay for retaining the ability to convince a President.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 12 July 2026
Iran insists on retaining control over shipping through the waterway and says vessels should instead use routes through its own territorial waters.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

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One of the biggest mistakes that business leaders make amid expansion is assuming customers in new markets have the same wants, needs, emotional reactions and behaviors.

— Andrea Aker, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
In addition, the vote-by-mail ballots postmarked before or on Election Day need to be counted, too — assuming they are received by a county elections office no later than seven days after the election, the secretary of state’s office said.

— Paris Barraza, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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