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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
Cara Anna, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Old Poway Park draws a lot of visitors on Saturday mornings with its farmers market, boardwalk craft fair and train rides.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Rohini Subrahmanyam, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2026
Organizers emphasized that they are trained in deescalation and the event is meant to be a nonviolent protest.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Passengers waiting for flights at Dubai International Airport were ushered into train tunnels after several blasts were heard.
—Cara Anna, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Old Poway Park draws a lot of visitors on Saturday mornings with its farmers market, boardwalk craft fair and train rides.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
Her team’s machine-learning algorithm trained on the data would let investigators using a mass spectrometer, which is less expensive and much easier to use than a DNA sequencer, reliably match a new chemical profile to an insect species in less than five minutes.
—Rohini Subrahmanyam, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2026
Organizers emphasized that they are trained in deescalation and the event is meant to be a nonviolent protest.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for train
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Instead, the man was confronted by an MMA fighter, a Russian YouTuber and their camera-carrying entourage, who were livestreaming the interaction to thousands of viewers online.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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The logs showed that Clinton and his entourage had taken four international trips in 2002 and 2003 on the financier's Boeing 727 to locations including Bangkok, Brunei, Rwanda, Russia, China and elsewhere.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The modernization effort will ensure that both the current Ohio-class submarine fleet and the future Columbia-class boats can deploy the missile with consistent precision and reliability.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Transportation fleets are electrifying, logistics hubs are modernizing, and entire industries are shifting toward digital operations that require significantly more power than legacy grid infrastructure was designed to handle.—
Travis Edmonds,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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In the ride’s queue, for instance, guests in line will walk past a wall that features a timeline of many a Lego space set.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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If the semi-historical dramatization angle of Love Story grabbed you, this should be next in your queue.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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They were first trained to execute specific movements, and later distilled into a single unified controller that uses visual inputs to plan and coordinate the sequence of actions a robot should take to navigate obstacles efficiently in its environment.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Every day had its thing — obviously, the bear attack sequence.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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After a flight failure in March 2025, the German firm, Isar Aerospace, is preparing for its second Spectrum launch, currently scheduled for no earlier than March 19, 2026, from Andøya, Norway.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kim’s fresh push to be recognized as a nuclear state comes as the US president prepares a visit to the region in coming weeks that will include a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.—
Soo-hyang Choi,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Back at Catholic High, Davis redesigned her chemistry unit with a focus on teaching chemistry through the lens of water treatment, helping students connect core concepts to real-world applications.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Leger-Walker challenged the UCLA dance team to teach a halftime routine within 24 hours for a video on her YouTube channel, where she was joined by Jaquez.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Before long, smitten cast members, including Sarah Sherman and a cameraman wearing an I (Heart) Harry shirt who kept focusing on Styles, proved too much for Gosling, who called off a big song and dance number featuring most of the cast in silver space attire.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Building an ultrathin nickelate with atomic precision The team focused on a compound called La₃Ni₂O₇, a nickelate made of nickel and oxygen atoms arranged in layered structures.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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The probes, which will be conducted under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, aim to identify unfair trade practices, particularly structural excess capacity and production in manufacturing sectors.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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For every stay booked, Nômade donates $1 to Tulum Sostenible, an organization that aims to help protect the ecosystem, clean trash from the streets and ocean, and promote waste reduction.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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