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as in basic training
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as in workshop
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Recent Examples of boot camp
Dudnyk spent 51 days in boot camp, then a few weeks training as a drone operator.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Getting there, however, required numb feet and about a month of boot camp in Budapest.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Following the concept of a classroom but operating more like a boot camp, under the leadership of Applewhite and Nettles, the group pursued stringent practices of discipline.
—Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
Peterson admitted his first cramping occurred a week after KU’s annual boot camp training period, which takes place in early September.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Getting there, however, required numb feet and about a month of boot camp in Budapest.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Following the concept of a classroom but operating more like a boot camp, under the leadership of Applewhite and Nettles, the group pursued stringent practices of discipline.
—Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
Peterson admitted his first cramping occurred a week after KU’s annual boot camp training period, which takes place in early September.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boot camp
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Both the Army and Navy have created programs to get applicants up to snuff with physical and academic standards in pre-basic training camps to come into compliance to serve, moves which have served as short-term silver bullets for their recruiting issues.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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His job was to give basic training to over 8,000 Ukrainian soldiers.—
Holly Williams,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Orphan Kitten Club’s workshop at the Humane Society this week provided participants an education on several subjects, including how to bottle-train kittens without mothers, tactics for preventing and treating diseases and how to build engagement with foster families for the kittens.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Bensemoun also invites visiting creators to perform concerts or host workshops.—
Gisela Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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The clinic was close to the partition, where Israeli soldiers often fired their weapons.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Many fertility clinics require the carrier’s birth records to be reviewed.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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On May 14, the Colour Of Cannes Honours, a new industry symposium focused on filmmakers of colour attending the Cannes Film Festival and Cannes Market, will launch its inaugural edition at the Plage des Palmes.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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This weekend’s symposium in Nashville is one of the most significant parts of the center’s outreach to justices.—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
2 May 2026
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“Boot camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot%20camp. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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