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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 trainees
The trainees will work across a range of different departments on the show.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 May 2026
Almost 200 civilian employees work other jobs at the agency, and 55 trainees are preparing to transfer to full-time positions.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
The non-military pediatrics residency programs with the lowest number of IMG trainees are overwhelmingly university programs (11/15).
—Sarah Mohiuddin, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026
Dashevsky, who writes about AI, says these features are especially helpful for trainees working long hours.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Police said trainees learned how to use an investigative tool to analyze online data, identify trafficking patterns and find victims.
—Tory Wegerski, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Unsurprisingly, these conditions have profoundly shaped how students and trainees assess their future careers.
—Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
His class of more than a hundred and twenty trainees eventually slimmed down to fewer than fifty.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 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
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 May 2026
Almost 200 civilian employees work other jobs at the agency, and 55 trainees are preparing to transfer to full-time positions.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
The non-military pediatrics residency programs with the lowest number of IMG trainees are overwhelmingly university programs (11/15).
—Sarah Mohiuddin, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026
Dashevsky, who writes about AI, says these features are especially helpful for trainees working long hours.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Police said trainees learned how to use an investigative tool to analyze online data, identify trafficking patterns and find victims.
—Tory Wegerski, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Unsurprisingly, these conditions have profoundly shaped how students and trainees assess their future careers.
—Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
His class of more than a hundred and twenty trainees eventually slimmed down to fewer than fifty.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainees
Noun
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One of those scholars was Bell, the professor whose departure the students were lamenting.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The initiative, called the Pitt Regional Campus Tuition Pledge, will cover remaining tuition costs for students attending campuses in Bradford, Greensburg, and Johnstown, as well as those enrolled in the nursing program in Titusville, according to a press release from the university.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Staffers maintain that recruits have actually manipulated highlights for years, before AI, and there are tells, such as watching to see if the referees or people in the stands are sped up.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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When that happens, the recruiters usually close the doors immediately, sometimes with new recruits inside.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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“Trainees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainees. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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