as in novice
a person who is just starting out in a field of activity
at hockey he's still a fledgling and needs to work on his basic skating skills
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Recent Examples of fledgling
In other words, not included in this figure are Nvidia's fledgling business selling standalone CPUs, which Jensen on Monday labeled a multi-billion-dollar business opportunity.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
DoorDash’s fledgling service, initially offered in New York, Miami and Las Vegas, expanded into Chicago earlier this month.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Team Israel is constructed of players who are eligible for citizenship in Israel though few have extensive relationships to the country, where baseball is still a fledgling sport.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Then known as the Blackbirds, LIU won NIT titles in 1939 and 1941 (when the NIT was bigger than the fledgling NCAA Tournament).
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
DoorDash’s fledgling service, initially offered in New York, Miami and Las Vegas, expanded into Chicago earlier this month.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Team Israel is constructed of players who are eligible for citizenship in Israel though few have extensive relationships to the country, where baseball is still a fledgling sport.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Then known as the Blackbirds, LIU won NIT titles in 1939 and 1941 (when the NIT was bigger than the fledgling NCAA Tournament).
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fledgling
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For seasoned cooks and kitchen novices, cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller takes it back to basics with great, family-friendly recipes worth making over and over again.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Even Zoltan considers herself something of a novice.—
Séamas O'Reilly,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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And while Harrell continues his rehab, newcomer Cole Gonzales has been working with the first team, along with returner Grayson Loftis, who started seven games last season.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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But Bummer got out of the inning, and newcomer Osvaldo Bido (1-0) struck out the side in the ninth.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Fresh basil Basil is generally easy to grow in the Sacramento area, and it is also known as a fairly easy herb plant for beginner planters and gardeners, according to the Almanac website.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Park officials said Sunday marked the final day for tubing, the beginner ski hill, and the terrain park, weeks ahead of the typical early April shutdown.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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After spending years developing the Fermilab Holometer, an instrument designed to understand what space and time are made of, Kamai returned to her spiritual roots in Hawaii as an apprentice navigator and crew member of a voyaging canoe.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Seeing red Details are still scarce, but Lucas’ idea for his Sequel Trilogy would rediscover Maul as a Crime Boss, based in Coruscant, along with his apprentice, Darth Talon.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Star freshman point guard Kingston Flemings, who expected to be an NBA lottery pick, had 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting and Milos Uzan made just 2 of 11 shots.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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While Welniak made her varsity debut as a freshman, she has been be tasked with even more responsibility this spring.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Hornets had a chance to break the franchise record for 3s in a game in the final 3 but rookie center Ryan Kalbrenner — who rarely shoots from deep — badly missed from the corner.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Still, comparing the first season of Hubert Davis to that of UNC head football coach Bill Belichick is like comparing the NFL rookie years of Cam Newton and Jimmy Clausen.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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