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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
As one of the most prolific K-pop artists in the industry, MONSTA X becane an inspiration for many trainees and newer K-pop acts, including the fictional boy band, The Saja Boys.
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Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Students include international trainees from foreign nations.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Having any of Chan's trainees around will ensure that Brand New Day stands out in the MCU franchise.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
No cost to employers or trainees Employ Milwaukee relies on federal, state and local funding to serve and connect unemployed, underemployed and current workers to business and industry.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Joan Goodwin, a physics professor with a lifelong love of the stars, seizes the chance to join NASA’s first class of women astronauts and soon finds friendship, passion, and purpose among her fellow trainees.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Students include international trainees from foreign nations.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Having any of Chan's trainees around will ensure that Brand New Day stands out in the MCU franchise.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
No cost to employers or trainees Employ Milwaukee relies on federal, state and local funding to serve and connect unemployed, underemployed and current workers to business and industry.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Joan Goodwin, a physics professor with a lifelong love of the stars, seizes the chance to join NASA’s first class of women astronauts and soon finds friendship, passion, and purpose among her fellow trainees.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainees
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Jacki Kelley, spokesperson for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, said the suspect was one of three students hospitalized with gunshot wounds after the shooting at Evergreen High School, located about 30 miles southwest of Denver.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kirk was shot and killed by a gunman at a Utah university while speaking to students.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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The course accepts recruits whose body fat is up to 8% higher or whose scores on the Army's aptitude test are as much as seven points lower than the requirement to become a soldier.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Both students were dubbed three-star recruits, and university president Kimo Ah Yun wrote in a letter to the community that they had each been named BIG EAST All-Academic Team athletes for their work as students.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Trainees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainees. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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