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as in entourage
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person
a movie star who never goes anywhere without a train of personal assistants to cater to his every whim and need
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as in sequence
a series of things linked together
you've broken my train of thought—now what were we talking about?
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as in to prepare
to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness
has been training track-and-field athletes at the school for years
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as in to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
will train the students in good study habits
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as in to focus
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
train all your thoughts on imagining how you'd score the winning goal in the game
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as in to aim
to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal
trained his eyes on the distant bull's-eye
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as in to equip
to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function
he's so experienced that they usually use him to train new recruits
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Recent Examples of train
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
France endured sizzling temperatures on Sunday, with trains, concerts and sports events canceled and authorities cracking down on drinking alcohol in public, as an exceptional heat wave unfurled across parts of Europe.
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Oleg Cetinic,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Ethan Hanson,
Daily News,
23 June 2026
At Great Plains camps in Botswana and Zimbabwe, guests can meet members of the Great Plains Foundation’s Female Range Programme, which launched in 2022 and trains women to become wildlife rangers.
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Emese MacZko,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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Noun
His trilogy is, likewise, a straphangers’ gallery of metropolitan oddballs, from Zippo, a pyromaniac turned blaxploitation filmmaker, to Uncle Rich, a master criminal who stages a daring raid on the Waldorf-Astoria from a disused train tunnel with the help of a homeless army.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
France endured sizzling temperatures on Sunday, with trains, concerts and sports events canceled and authorities cracking down on drinking alcohol in public, as an exceptional heat wave unfurled across parts of Europe.
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Oleg Cetinic,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Verb
Ghotbi himself began training youth players at 14 years old under Zein’s watch.
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Ethan Hanson,
Daily News,
23 June 2026
At Great Plains camps in Botswana and Zimbabwe, guests can meet members of the Great Plains Foundation’s Female Range Programme, which launched in 2022 and trains women to become wildlife rangers.
—
Emese MacZko,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for train
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Ambrosio, smiling and waving to fans, was flanked by an entourage that included her 14-year-old son, Noah, whose name was inscribed on the back of his jersey.
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Freddy and his entourage met up with the talented singer for a photo that is already making serious waves online as of Friday morning.
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The acquisition aims to fuel Air Sprint's next phase of growth, including fleet expansion, operational enhancements, and technology investments to solidify its market leadership.
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Starting next month, the brand-new regional readiness center in Jerome will become home to Idaho’s 145th Light Support Battalion, including for maintenance of its fleet of vehicles.
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The drone attacks are worsening fuel shortages, with people reporting rising prices and long queues at the filling stations.
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This, Nunes argues, allows a small, paying slice of the population to jump the queue for police attention.
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After the sequence, Plata lay on the grass and put his hands on his head in frustration.
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From here, the components are finished through a sequence of surface treatments including microblasting, sanding and black PVD coating on the baseplate while the bridges receive wet sandblasting followed by either Titalyt® or PVD treatment.
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While park conditions can often be dangerous, from high heat to landslides, the key to a safe national park visit is being well-informed and prepared.
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After Alicent’s misunderstanding — which leads to Aegon II claiming the throne — Rhaenyra prepares for war and gathers allies to fight for her rightful claim to the throne.
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While younger generations were taught in school about the atrocities of the Holocaust, the book found that family lore continued to sanitize the past with grandparents often painted as heroes, rescuers or victims themselves.
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Those conversations taught him to look at himself as someone who could solve problems.
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Keep it focused by finishing something small before expanding the concept.
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In fact, 72% of Gen Z look to social media for food and drink-focused wellness trends, according to 2025 data shared with CNBC by food & beverages analytics firm Datassentials.
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That's significant because the nonprofit aims to reduce the stigma of mental health disorders, especially among Asian American families.
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Taiwan’s ongoing military drills are aimed at boosting the island’s combat readiness in case of a Chinese military attack.
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“Train.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/train. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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