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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 building—which housed MacArthur's many medical trainees, physicians, and personnel—offered to install ones that adjusted to pupil dilation.
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Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
In a 2025 survey of 824 trainees, 77% said that recent executive orders or federal policy changes influenced their career plans significantly or somewhat.
—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
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
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
The program went from four or five trainees a year to 20 in 2025.
—Brendan Hellweg, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2026
Jisoo even explained that YG schedules its trainees to eat at different times so male and female trainees don’t spend too much time together.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 Feb. 2026
In September, for example, the department announced that Class 408 was among the largest in its history — 77 trainees, including 20 women.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
In a 2025 survey of 824 trainees, 77% said that recent executive orders or federal policy changes influenced their career plans significantly or somewhat.
—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
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
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
The program went from four or five trainees a year to 20 in 2025.
—Brendan Hellweg, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2026
Jisoo even explained that YG schedules its trainees to eat at different times so male and female trainees don’t spend too much time together.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 Feb. 2026
In September, for example, the department announced that Class 408 was among the largest in its history — 77 trainees, including 20 women.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainees
Noun
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Not all disruptive students who land in special education get the EBD label.—
Laurie Stern,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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This year’s Fellowship cohort represents school districts across 10 states, collectively supporting nearly 1,000 schools and more than 567,000 students.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Huskies’ have addressed key areas of need in signing Hines and Khamenia and are bringing in a pair of freshmen who can impact the rotation in Junior County and Colben Landrew, both four-star recruits ranked in the top-50 of their class.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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Last week, the Division I cabinet approved additional changes to prospective athlete eligibility rules, which included allowing recruits to sign with professional sports agents prior to college enrollment.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Trainees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainees. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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