BASIC TRAINING Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

basic training

noun

Definition of basic training

as in boot camp

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Recent Examples of basic training Maglione said basic training on how to assist blind travelers would have totally alleviated his situation. — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 22 June 2026 In recognition, he was allowed to complete three weeks of basic training instead. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 16 June 2026 In the early 1980s, during basic training in Wichita, Kansas, at McConnell Air Force Base, Curry’s roommate, a Black man from Ohio, had been asked by a white captain to help prepare a meal. — Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026 Following graduation from Warren Township High School, Joey Dimock went to Fort Benning, Georgia, for basic training before being deployed to Iraq in 2008, as the war there continued. — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for basic training

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Noun

The kitchen scenes are a combo platter of boot camp, frat house hazing ritual and kung fu movie.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Some of the Guardians, as Space Force troops are known, received firearms training – for the first time since boot camp.

— Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026

Definition of boot camp

Noun

People who became influencers and hadn’t had a lot of training or exposure to beauty suddenly garnered a lot of attention.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Officials say 15 high school students completed more than 200 hours of training, earning TRUST and Google Data Analytics certifications.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of training

Noun

Scholarships, grants, employer assistance and apprenticeships may cover some or even all of your education costs without adding to your student loan debt.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Companies must now decide how future analysts and leaders will develop when apprenticeships have been automated away.

— Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of apprenticeship

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