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as in teaching
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
entered a convent for religious training
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as in apprenticeship
a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career
on-the-job training teacher training
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as in conditioning
to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness
has been training track-and-field athletes at the school for years
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as in educating
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
will train the students in good study habits
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as in focusing
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
train all your thoughts on imagining how you'd score the winning goal in the game
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as in aiming
to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal
trained his eyes on the distant bull's-eye
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as in preparing
to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function
he's so experienced that they usually use him to train new recruits
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Recent Examples of training
Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2025
The Heat are scheduled to hold their annual media day on Sept. 29 at Kaseya Center, followed by their start of training camp on Sept. 30 at Florida Atlantic University.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Donovan Edwards #40 of the New York Jets in action during training camp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on July 28, 2025 in Florham Park, New Jersey.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
The lack of an extension led the 29-year-old to express his frustration through a brief training camp holdout after talks stalled in mid-July.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Ahead of the start of Dallas Cowboys training camp in mid-July, the Star-Telegram took a look at the five biggest position battles that would shake out in Southern California during the team’s stay in Oxnard.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2025
The Heat are scheduled to hold their annual media day on Sept. 29 at Kaseya Center, followed by their start of training camp on Sept. 30 at Florida Atlantic University.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Donovan Edwards #40 of the New York Jets in action during training camp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on July 28, 2025 in Florham Park, New Jersey.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
The lack of an extension led the 29-year-old to express his frustration through a brief training camp holdout after talks stalled in mid-July.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for training
Noun
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The right exercise for you depends on your age, health, fitness level, and preference.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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The take-home message isn’t that exercise doesn’t matter.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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At the end of his teaching career, Chris Fons convened Indigenous students at Riverside High School as part of a mentorship program that previewed college and career opportunities for them.—
Mia Thurow,
jsonline.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The group has pushed to allow families to use public grands for private school tuition and repeal the Blaine Amendment, a part of the Idaho Constitution that forbids taxpayer money to be used for religious teachings.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Aug. 2025
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Evers denied the request but instead proposed that the state Department of Workforce Development, a partner on the apprenticeship program, invest $1 million annually to help school districts pay for the cost of apprentices.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Schneider’s training at the Botanic Garden’s Windy City Harvest apprenticeship program played a big role in their journey, allowing Schneider to get hands-on work experience.—
Nara Schoenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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She's spent over six months educating her following of over 700,000 about JEB.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Going the extra mile to welcome Latino students A small Catholic university that dates back to 1922, Dominican has a history of educating the children of immigrants — in earlier times those of northern and central European origin.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
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Pitchers As far as pitching goes, the thesis couldn’t be simpler — do our best to avoid any bias attached to surface stats (outputs) by instead focusing on underlying metrics (inputs).—
John Laghezza,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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State government has been focusing on East Hartford in recent years because the administration of then-Mayor Mike Walsh advanced a series of high-profile, potentially transformative projects.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Special artist is also preparing to take on her first lead movie role as she was recently cast as gospel star Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who was one of the first to appeal to rock ‘n’ roll and R&B audiences, in Amazon MGM Studios’ Rosetta.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
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As the case was preparing to go to trial, in May 2004, the parties settled.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Apr. 2025
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Quick hits and thoughts as the Dolphins prepare for the third and final week of preseason, culminating in Thursday’s joint practice with the Jaguars in Miami Gardens and Saturday’s preseason finale against Jacksonville at Hard Rock Stadium (7 p.m., CBS 4).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Horned Frogs have the next two days off before returning to practice Tuesday.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Aug. 2025
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The do-gooders care about real issues like public health, education and the environment.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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During his time with the Idaho Freedom Caucus, the group opposed state funding for higher education and workforce training and supported education savings accounts, often referred to as school vouchers, which would let families use state grants for private education.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Training.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/training. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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