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Recent Examples of basic training
With basic training and coordination, our dental team identified at-risk people and connected them to behavioral health counselors.
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Divya Upadhyay, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
After just a few weeks in basic training at San Diego, he was sent to Pearl Harbor to work and study.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
During basic training he was given a standardized mental test.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
O'Neil has enlisted in the Navy and will start basic training this summer.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
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Divya Upadhyay, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
After just a few weeks in basic training at San Diego, he was sent to Pearl Harbor to work and study.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
During basic training he was given a standardized mental test.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
O'Neil has enlisted in the Navy and will start basic training this summer.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basic training
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Dudnyk spent 51 days in boot camp, then a few weeks training as a drone operator.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Getting there, however, required numb feet and about a month of boot camp in Budapest.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Welch has assisted with the training.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The decision meant companies could easily bill for what are known as peer support services, which are designed to help clients follow a treatment plan; these can be provided by staff who complete a 30-hour training course.—
Alex Acquisto,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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Hollywood is an industry built on an apprenticeship model, beginning with time spent as an assistant (or, in previous generations, in the mailroom).—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2026
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Site Selection Magazine just ranked Illinois as the best state in the Midwest, and third nationally, for workforce development because of critical investments in higher education, apprenticeships and skill development.—
Mark Denzler,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Basic training.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basic%20training. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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