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
Delgado-Garcia suffered massive brain bleeds the next morning during a competitive boxing match with a fellow trainee, Meier said.
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Matt Schooley, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
The four Massachusetts State Police officers who have been charged with manslaughter in connection to the death of a trooper trainee Enrique Delgado-Garcia have been relieved of duty and had their certifications suspended.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Among other things, Homeboy operates an 18-month program where trainees work in all of the nonprofit’s 14 social enterprises, which include food service, dog grooming and electronic recycling.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
In the cutting room, Catherine cut a pair of jeans alongside one of Hiut’s longest-serving employees and its newest trainee, while a group of denim artisans shared their paths into the textile industry and emphasized the importance of training and apprenticeships.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
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Matt Schooley, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
The four Massachusetts State Police officers who have been charged with manslaughter in connection to the death of a trooper trainee Enrique Delgado-Garcia have been relieved of duty and had their certifications suspended.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Among other things, Homeboy operates an 18-month program where trainees work in all of the nonprofit’s 14 social enterprises, which include food service, dog grooming and electronic recycling.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
In the cutting room, Catherine cut a pair of jeans alongside one of Hiut’s longest-serving employees and its newest trainee, while a group of denim artisans shared their paths into the textile industry and emphasized the importance of training and apprenticeships.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainee
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Those encounters can quickly escalate, posing a danger to students and the public, the Police Department said.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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This includes many opposition figures, activists, journalists, students and others detained during protests in 2014, 2017, 2019 and beyond.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Last season, on a team loaded with star players, Cornell recruit Ashley Watter didn’t even see the court for Aurora Central Catholic during the regional championship game.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Sometani Shota stars as Sakai, a convenience store clerk who clocks in, recites the employee pledges, restocks the shelves, and feels nothing — until new recruit Ogawa (Erika Karata) arrives as one of several anomalies that send the store’s standardized operations spiraling toward bloody ends.—
Blake Simons,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Trainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainee. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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