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
Some 14% were having discussions about replacing entry-level jobs with AI.
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Tucked behind a Greyhound bus station, the new safe camping site is what the city envisions as an entry-level option for a person needing shelter.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
The health department will also receive support from about a dozen entry-level epidemiologists provided by the CDC Foundation, an independent nonprofit that helps support the agency’s mission, who will increase capacity for case investigation, contact tracing and data management for a few months.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Of those the Cengage Group surveyed, 46% said changes due to AI and emerging technologies are contributing to a decline in entry-level hiring.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Tucked behind a Greyhound bus station, the new safe camping site is what the city envisions as an entry-level option for a person needing shelter.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
The health department will also receive support from about a dozen entry-level epidemiologists provided by the CDC Foundation, an independent nonprofit that helps support the agency’s mission, who will increase capacity for case investigation, contact tracing and data management for a few months.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Of those the Cengage Group surveyed, 46% said changes due to AI and emerging technologies are contributing to a decline in entry-level hiring.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entry-level
Adjective
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The universe is giving us space to integrate new desires without losing compassion for others.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Steve Carell taught it, and Adam McKay developed an entire new way of doing it with his group, so to get in there and have that happen was just absolutely magical.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Pidgeon came in with a brunette bob, which, given the length of her natural hair, could be detected if left to inexperienced stylists.—
Kirbie Johnson,
Allure,
6 Mar. 2026
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The roster is young and inexperienced — Sands is the only returning starter from last season — and the Tommies dealt with the predictable growing pains.—
Dean Spiros,
Twin Cities,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Some rightfully argue that art has a few thousand more years of history, connoisseurship, and patronage, but there’s no question that cars have a hold on the imaginations and purse strings of would-be modern Medicis.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2026
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Marty Supreme, on which Ronald was a writer and producer as well as the editor, burst onto the awards-season scene in the fall with an arms-outstretched audacity that would make its would-be ping-pong-champ protagonist proud.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Entry-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entry-level. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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