as in student
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
Langston said these parameters are due to the geographical locations of the trainees, rather than any limitations on facilities or equipment.
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Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2025
The celebration will include swag bags, memorable moments with Shelter to Soldier trainees, graduates and team members, and a lively silent and live auction, emceed by Clint Bell.
—Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Medicare offsets a portion of the costs for the majority of trainees, and teaching hospitals fully cover the cost of training for the rest of the residents.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
Linehan previously was with CAA, most recently as an agent trainee.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 June 2025
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Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2025
The celebration will include swag bags, memorable moments with Shelter to Soldier trainees, graduates and team members, and a lively silent and live auction, emceed by Clint Bell.
—Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Medicare offsets a portion of the costs for the majority of trainees, and teaching hospitals fully cover the cost of training for the rest of the residents.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
Linehan previously was with CAA, most recently as an agent trainee.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainee
Noun
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The institute includes a medical school, which took in its first students on July 14.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Aug. 2025
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Both of Olea’s now-adult former students went back to the police days after the Herald investigation was published.—
Ana Claudia Chacin,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) no longer requires new recruits to take a five-week Spanish-language training program, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The North is facing its own population woes and birth rate decline – and its technology lags far behind the South, which is now hoping to plug the shortfall in military recruits through innovation.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Trainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainee. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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