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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
She is allegedly involved in the 2023 death of a trooper trainee at the State Police academy.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Due to that lapse in funding, some trainees dropped out of the air traffic control academy, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
—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
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Due to that lapse in funding, some trainees dropped out of the air traffic control academy, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainee
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The strike closed schools during the first few days, but the district’s five campuses had since reopened — though union representatives have said few students returned to school.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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And why is the city continuing to spend millions of dollars building a stadium that would displace BPS students, before the Supreme Judicial Court has ruled on its constitutionality?—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Once an elite recruit, Klubnik entered the 2025 season as a Heisman Trophy contender before a down year diminished his draft stock.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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In four seasons as South Dakota State’s starter, the former no-star recruit led the Jackrabbits to three FCS national championship games (two wins) and set several school records before joining the Hawkeyes last season.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Trainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainee. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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