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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
Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
While now mostly used for training and practice flights, the largely idle airport was originally designed in the 1960s to accommodate the kind of jumbo jets that land in Miami and other major cities.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
During the opening night’s afterparty at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl, singer delivered a surprise acoustic performance of the 2014 track for NFL players and guests.
Kelce co-founded the annual three-day training summit, held at Vanderbilt University, with George Kittle and Greg Olsen in 2021.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
And new models are emerging that pair capital with hands-on mentorship, technical support, and founder training.
—Rob Zielonka, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
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Noun
Participants receive training materials and can earn an official Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Program T-shirt.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
While now mostly used for training and practice flights, the largely idle airport was originally designed in the 1960s to accommodate the kind of jumbo jets that land in Miami and other major cities.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
During the opening night’s afterparty at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl, singer delivered a surprise acoustic performance of the 2014 track for NFL players and guests.
Kelce co-founded the annual three-day training summit, held at Vanderbilt University, with George Kittle and Greg Olsen in 2021.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
And new models are emerging that pair capital with hands-on mentorship, technical support, and founder training.
—Rob Zielonka, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for training
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Regular exercise − especially strength training − helps protect bone and muscle health, and a good diet can help counteract metabolic changes.—
Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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The first step is usually lifestyle changes like diet and exercise.—
Kathleen Daly,
Verywell Health,
30 June 2025
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And who could have guessed that Tight End University, the teaching camp co-hosted by Kelce, would provide so many photo opportunities of the celebrity couple for fans this week?—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2025
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Reaffirming a dedication to teaching, research and service reinforces institutional neutrality while asserting relevance.—
John Marino,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Since taking office in 2023, he's worked to reduce incarceration rates for low-level drug offenses and increase access to apprenticeship programs in Maryland.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
13 June 2025
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Craig has been teaching barbering for years through an apprenticeship program and is confident that the new model will provide his customers with good service.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes.com,
12 June 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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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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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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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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All three teams will also be investing more money through building practice facilities and other such amenities.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 June 2025
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Canales kept Plummer on the practice squad for pretty much the entire 2024 season, save one game late in the year, and only spoke highly of him.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2025
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Despite the state board approval of a lottery admissions at vocational schools, some business and vocational education advocates opposed to the change met Tuesday to discuss a legislative block, expanding seats and more steps forward.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2025
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The country’s new regard for science education transformed public school curricula.—
Jessica George,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2025
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“Training.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/training. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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