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verb

past tense of train

as in prepared

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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deconditioned

as in taught

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field will train the students in good study habits

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as in focused

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 aimed

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 equipped

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 trained

Adjective

Hundreds of millions of people are using its generative AI tools each week, so people are beginning to tap into the power of these generative pre-trained transformers (GPT) and large language models (LLMs). — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026 Even trained and experienced guides may violate emotional or interpersonal boundaries of participants, who are in vulnerable and suggestible states brought on by the effects of the drugs themselves. — Erica Rex, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026 Oasis Tutoring is just one component of the national Oasis program, which connects trained volunteers, typically aged 50-plus, with students needing help across the Ramona Unified School District. — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026 The use of pre-trained teacher networks and machine learning frameworks means enterprises need to make sure the machine learning supply chain is secure. — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2021

Verb

But even use of that system is being hampered because state officials haven’t been trained in how to enter cyclosporiasis cases yet. — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 The next three morning-line choices in the field are all trained by Mark Glatt – First Peace (Mike Smith, 4-1), Freedom’s Not Free (Antonio Fresu, 5-1) and Mi Hermano Ramon (Joel Rosario, 5-1). — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026 Iron Man Cal, like the runner-up trained by Phil D’Amato, was third, with The Goat fourth and pacesetting Mirahmadi fading to last. — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 That included high-profile teams like Argentina, which stayed in Kansas City to train at a Sporting Kansas City center, and Brazil, which trained at Red Bull New York's state-of-the-art Columbia Park Training Facility in New Jersey. — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 19 July 2026 That report was correct, Swinehart said, but Smith told staff to release a statement saying Smith herself had trained Nicole Tepper. — Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026 Instead, it was trained to do various goal celebrations, including ones by Haaland and Harry Kane. — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026 By West Shore’s own count, all of its design consultants are trained on Hawkeye, and in 2026 about 70% of in-home sales appointments generated a Hawkeye scan. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 July 2026 The central midfielder, who has already trained with the Chelsea first team, turned down several leading European clubs in favour of continuing his development at Stamford Bridge. — David Ornstein, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trained

Adjective

One housebroken joey would watch television in their living room.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2021
The country’s leading art educator was the mediocre German painter Anton Raphael Mengs, who promulgated a sort of housebroken neoclassicism.

— Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2020

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Adjective

In that time, only Scheffler and Xander Schauffele – the last two Champion Golfers of the Year – have a better scoring average at the Open among qualified players than McIlroy does.

— Justin Ray, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The portion reserved for qualified institutional buyers was subscribed 140 times, with most of the bids coming from domestic institutional investors such as banks and insurance companies.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Definition of qualified

Adjective

Schieffelin, who is listed at 6-foot-8 and 240 pounds, isn’t the most skilled player on the basketball court.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Over the last decade, China reversed its brain drain, luring thousands of skilled workers back home to help fuel its rise as a technology powerhouse.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Definition of skilled

Verb

The city appears prepared to take a hard line on the labor issue, which Dunphy says includes everything from construction workers to concession stand employees.

— Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Private owners had already introduced debt, taken substantial proceeds, and prepared an offering that would leave control concentrated even after the shares began trading.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of prepared

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Ukraine has until now focused its long-range drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure and factories making weapons and military hardware, as well as Russian shipping.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Throughout its duration, Agbaji rotated between training stations as campers ages 8-18 ran through drills focused on skills, teamwork and leadership.

— Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

Definition of focused

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Consumer-insights specialists, data and AI owners, cultural strategists, legal or privacy teams and people from the actual customer segment should all review campaigns aimed at mothers.

— Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
The wave of attacks is raising concern that the war could be entering a new phase, a month after the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Definition of aimed

Verb

The suits are equipped with miniature oxygen generators that allow the cockroaches to survive for up to three hours underwater or in low-oxygen conditions.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
But that also means that few theaters are equipped to show the movie in the resolutions it was intended.

— Zuri Primos July 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026