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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
Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026
The Chain of Events Lake McDonald in winter qualifies as an appropriate training site under the standards set by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), Concannon told Outside.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2026
Jamie Foxx leads the film, based on the true story of the devastating 1980 plane crash which claimed the lives of America’s Olympic boxing team, leading a determined coach to take on the monumental task of assembling and training new fighters for glory at the 1984 games.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
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Noun
That led Traynham to the North Carolina Troopers’ Association, where a successful interview kicked off two years of training in human remains detection.
—Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026
The Chain of Events Lake McDonald in winter qualifies as an appropriate training site under the standards set by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), Concannon told Outside.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
Before becoming one of Hollywood’s most iconic stars, Audrey Hepburn was training to become a ballerina.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2026
Jamie Foxx leads the film, based on the true story of the devastating 1980 plane crash which claimed the lives of America’s Olympic boxing team, leading a determined coach to take on the monumental task of assembling and training new fighters for glory at the 1984 games.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for training
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The orders follow weeks of speculation about whether the 82nd Airborne Division would join the war, after its headquarters unit abruptly pulled out of a training exercise this month.—
Dan Lamothe,
Washington Post,
25 Mar. 2026
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The exercise included multi-wave saturation attacks on enemy vessels attempting to evade detection by using nearby islands and reefs as cover.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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The organization has parsed the implications of this teaching in the past.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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The organization has parsed the implications of this teaching in the past.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Following on the initial success of Moss' apprenticeship in tool and die, Presley now plans to create 20 more apprenticeships in other parts of the plant.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
13 Mar. 2026
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Expand apprenticeships and college programs in mechatronics, precision machining, and semiconductor technology.—
Paul S. Lavoie,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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The new stadium will also include a new, two-story building that will house meeting rooms, public restrooms, conditioning rooms, and multipurpose spaces.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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In February, for instance, the Department of Justice joined a lawsuit brought by the 1776 Project Foundation, alleging that the Los Angeles Unified School District had violated the law by conditioning funding on the basis of student race.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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The hotel itself was built on the site of Shinmichi Elementary School, which closed in 2011 after 141 years of educating the Miyagawa-cho’s youth.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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The legislative blueprint outlines a half-dozen guiding principles for lawmakers, focusing on protecting children, preventing electricity costs from surging, respecting intellectual property rights, preventing censorship and educating Americans on using the technology.—
SEUNG MIN KIM,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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As the team explains, their solution isn’t about brute-force simulating everything, but rather focusing on what actually matters.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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Fort Lauderdale police have stepped up patrols for the city's annual spring break, focusing on maintaining order with a strict no-tolerance policy for drugs and alcohol on the beach.—
Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Purdue was a top two seed for the third time in four years and aiming for its second Final Four in three seasons, while Queens, the small, private school from Charlotte, was making its March Madness debut.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2026
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Related Stories Organized by the Series Mania Institute and Beta, the indie European TV-film powerhouse, Series Mania weighs in as one of Europe’s prestige development labs, focusing on filmmakers and TV directors aiming to make their first drama series as its driving creative force.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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The whole process took barely a minute, but the actors had likely spent weeks preparing for it.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Start preparing your taxes with these options Offers in this section are from affiliate partners and selected based on a combination of engagement, product relevance, compensation, and consistent availability.—
Brian Sloan,Dan Avery,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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