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a person who is being trained for a job
on-the-job trainees Not all of the management trainees will be hired.
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Recent Examples of trainee
Due to that lapse in funding, some trainees dropped out of the air traffic control academy, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
This love story is set against the backdrop of NASA’s 1980s space shuttle program, where protagonist Joan Goodwin becomes one of the first women admitted to the competitive trainee class.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
With one colleague out sick and no replacement on deck, two nurses and a nervous trainee will have to cover more than two dozen patients.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
During the visit, The King met young people and trainees and heard about the positive work that is being delivered.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
This love story is set against the backdrop of NASA’s 1980s space shuttle program, where protagonist Joan Goodwin becomes one of the first women admitted to the competitive trainee class.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
With one colleague out sick and no replacement on deck, two nurses and a nervous trainee will have to cover more than two dozen patients.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
During the visit, The King met young people and trainees and heard about the positive work that is being delivered.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainee
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Mariam explained that she’d been admitted to Bronx Science through a program called Discovery, for students from disadvantaged backgrounds whose test scores fell just below the school’s cutoff line.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The proposal would allow schools that already have student-athlete drug testing programs to also include nicotine in those screenings.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Mamdani also touted his work with the Department of Correction and committed to providing additional resources while delivering remarks to graduating recruits.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The former five-star recruit represents Australia internationally and prepped at IMG Academy in Florida.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Trainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainee. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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