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as in basic training
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as in workshop
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Recent Examples of boot camp
At Chico State, Matthew Hernandez, a senior computer science major, enrolled in both a computer science boot camp, funded through Destino, and a calculus boot camp in the summer before his freshman year.
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Olivia Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Crawford feels confident, too, after the defensive boot camp with Davis.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Intuit runs a multi-week onboarding boot camp to get them up to speed and address those gaps.
—John Kell, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
He was chosen for his specialty during boot camp at Parris Island after a sergeant noticed drafting was on his enlistment papers.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
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Olivia Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Crawford feels confident, too, after the defensive boot camp with Davis.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Intuit runs a multi-week onboarding boot camp to get them up to speed and address those gaps.
—John Kell, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
He was chosen for his specialty during boot camp at Parris Island after a sergeant noticed drafting was on his enlistment papers.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boot camp
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The new officer completed a basic training program that provided a third of the hours once dedicated to teaching recruits how to fill out a key form.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Washington Post,
17 Mar. 2026
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With basic training and coordination, our dental team identified at-risk people and connected them to behavioral health counselors.—
Divya Upadhyay,
STAT,
25 Feb. 2026
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That led to the creation of In the Lab with Adam Bartley, a series of acting workshops in May designed to teach local actors the ins and outs of acting on camera.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2026
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In addition to workshops and demonstrations, the gardening event will feature a succulent swap, tool sharpening (limits apply), and a marketplace to shop a variety of plants, birdhouses and homegrown edible items at a farmers market.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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But the origins of vasectomies becoming linked to March Madness appear to trace back to a marketing campaign by an Oregon urology clinic, which took out a radio advertisement in the late 2000s.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The clinic will remain closed for the rest of the week while the investigation continues.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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This year’s symposium laureate presentations were held March 11-12 at UC San Diego in La Jolla.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Nearly everybody called out Tucker Carlson at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s symposium on antisemitism.—
Joseph Strauss,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Boot camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot%20camp. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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