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adjective

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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

When someone on your team is struggling with burnout, a manager’s job, a career pivot or a hard season of life, the highest-leverage intervention available is a conversation with a skilled human who is trained for exactly that. — Jordan Dunin, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 With the Bajaria ouster done and dusted, the industry’s eyes are now trained on film chief Dan Lin, who held an urgent meeting with the film team at the company on Thursday night to go over the shake up. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 The dog was trained for patrol duties and to detect firearms and ammunition, according to previous Sheriff’s Office posts. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The model was doing exactly what it was trained to do, which was to produce plausible-sounding continuations of the prompts Lemoine had chosen to feed it about consciousness. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 The Kenyan runner had trained at high elevation and was better prepared for competing at 7,500 feet above sea level. — Quanta Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 Soldiers also trained with the system during Exercise Valiant Shield in June, according to National Defense magazine. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026 On the other hand, an agent trained on company context can see the decline, and tell whether this is because the company is deliberately winding down specific segments of the business. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 England players trained at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City but stayed at the Inn at Meadowbrook in Prairie Village. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 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
Sherman, discarded by the Seahawks, arrives with bad-puppy baggage — old, banged-up, a rep for being not quite housebroken.

— Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2018

Definition of housebroken

Adjective

Rubel said because the families are already qualified to have these services provided by a third party, the program should theoretically not cost the state much additional money.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026
Growers qualified under requirements covering soil health, water use, synthetic inputs, water quality and biodiversity.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of qualified

Adjective

Minervini, a polished and skilled host, did good work in the Marlins studio for a quarter century.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Co-founder Bohdan Sas said the company is focusing on missions that place heavy demands on skilled operators, including reconnaissance, counter-drone defense and precision-strike assistance.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of skilled

Verb

In response to the letter, Logan said his office is focused on conducting a fair and secure election while noting that Election Day is a mere 18 days away.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
These platforms aren’t necessarily focused on helping consumers build healthy financial habits to build long-term wealth; instead, they’re primarily focused on engagement and dopamine.

— Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of focused

Verb

The company’s roughly $250,000 investment in 2026 supports creative personnel and project-specific costs aimed at building a sustainable pipeline of original series.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
The company dispensed with its DEI disclosures to investors, scrubbing any references to goals and resources aimed at boosting diversity at the company.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of aimed

Verb

That followed mass demonstrations earlier this month, with students decrying run-down classrooms, missing teachers, and buildings that aren’t equipped for rising temperatures.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Still, the crowd came equipped with homemade signs and flags, espousing a political stance.

— Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026