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as in basic training
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as in workshop
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Recent Examples of boot camp
The role demanded a medical boot camp and mastery of unfamiliar jargon.
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Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 18 Dec. 2025
Together, the group navigates the literal and metaphorical landmines of boot camp run by the ruthless Sgt.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
The only good thing about this boot camp was no horse riding.
—Reshma Gopaldas, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
And the trauma began right off the bat at the boot camp, where Leach was first housed.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Nov. 2025
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Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 18 Dec. 2025
Together, the group navigates the literal and metaphorical landmines of boot camp run by the ruthless Sgt.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
The only good thing about this boot camp was no horse riding.
—Reshma Gopaldas, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
And the trauma began right off the bat at the boot camp, where Leach was first housed.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boot camp
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After basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, he was sent to Fort Yukon, Alaska.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Dec. 2025
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Those taking part will be paid and offered hands-on exposure to life in the armed forces, including basic training and placements that could involve working at sea or alongside specialist units.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
28 Dec. 2025
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The 17th annual show, which lands at Orange County Convention Center Friday-Sunday with more than 100,000 square feet of space, offers a chance to talk with vendors, ask for advice, shop for edible goods, participate in workshops and seek inspiration for home and garden projects.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this year, the theater opened the SPARK CENTER for the Performing Arts, 2,750-square-foot space at 1009 Waukegan Road where arts education classes, camps and workshops are offered for children and adults.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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The park behind the festival may or may not be open for ice climbing, and there will be no on-ice clinics.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The facility will include the ability to sell commercial signage and expand youth camps and clinics.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Held each year through the Dunn Museum, Sarah Salto, a school program specialist there, said the symposium is an opportunity for people to learn about history around Lake County and its relevance today.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Haidt, whose New York Times bestseller The Anxious Generation came recommended from Gordon-Levitt onstage, recently appeared at a Dartmouth–United Nations Development Program symposium on mental health among young people and used the metaphor of tree roots for neurons.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Boot camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot%20camp. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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