entry-level

adjective

Definition of entry-levelnext
as in new
at the level of someone who is just starting a job or career The company is looking to fill several entry-level positions.

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Recent Examples of entry-level Kyle Hampton is turning his summer internship into a city public safety job through a two-year-old entry-level jobs program. — Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026 The current lineup includes bluewater sailers ranging from 50 to 90 feet, with the new Oyster 515 representing the next generation of the entry-level 50-foot range. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 July 2026 Even entry-level models can now be fitted with upscale items like navigation, heated seats and adaptive cruise control that were once limited to top-shelf luxury cars. — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 In signing Anaheim Ducks centre Leo Carlsson to a record-breaking offer sheet, Flyers management changed forever the nature of second contracts coming out of entry-level deals. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for entry-level
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entry-level
  1. new
  2. inexperienced
  3. would-be
Adjective
  • But with many of the bosses atop those agencies exiting, a new concern over what that may mean is starting.
    — Chris Tye, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • That waterway has taken on new significance since the start of the war, as Saudi Arabia now diverts millions of barrels of crude there to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of new
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  • Hillmann said that the high percentage of inexperienced foreigners today makes the Pamplona bull runs particularly dangerous.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • Leaders in at least three counties have publicly spoken out against Alfonso as being too inexperienced for the job and questioned Duffy’s influence.
    — Scott Bauer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of inexperienced
Adjective
  • Calamos Global Dynamic Income might be drawing up another peak, which would give some would-be investors pause.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Exhibited for the first time outside of Sarajevo, the churning Socialist Realist homage invokes Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People in figuring partisans heroically overcoming their would-be Nazi aggressors.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026
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