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as in entourages
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person
a movie star who never goes anywhere without a train of personal assistants to cater to his every whim and need
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as in fleets
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management
a train of supply trucks making its way to the army encampment
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as in sequences
a series of things linked together
you've broken my train of thought—now what were we talking about?
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as in prepares
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 teaches
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
will train the students in good study habits
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as in focuses
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 aims
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 equips
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 trains
Eleanor Flagler Hardy, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Train Song + Train Park Song When you’re done with the Halloween songs, check out these tunes that focus on JJ’s love of trains.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 10 Oct. 2025
Several times per day, Intercity trains in Italy slowly roll onto tracks embedded into the lower deck of a ferry as workers in yellow vests and hard hats survey the scene.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 10 Oct. 2025
One in three trains ran with delays, the worst performance since the city’s near-bankruptcy in the nineteen-seventies.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Don’t race trains to the track.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
Then came some tops and skirts in bulbous shapes — a clear nod to the cocoon silhouette that cemented Balenciaga in fashion history — as well as textured dresses, some with exaggerated trains that billowed with each step.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
The Metropolitan Transit Authority has worked with social media companies, including TikTok and Instagram, to remove videos of people riding outside of trains.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Other initiatives include promoting circular economy and Carbon Capture & Reuse technologies—for example capturing the CO2 from the fermentation of wine and reuse it in the winery as a gas inert—and using trains instead of trucks for shipping goods across Europe.
—Miguel A. Torres, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
This strengthens your legs while raising your heart rate and trains your heart to pump more efficiently, said Owoc.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
The chip delivers electrical impulses to and from the neurons and trains them to perform specific tasks.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, the world-famous Nadadores Foundation, which trains in Marguerite Aquatics Complex, announced that divers from Australia and France will join delegations from the Dutch and Team USA for pre-game training in the city.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
At the order of her mother, who is a General in the military of Navarre, Violet enters the brutal ranks of Basgiath War College, which trains up-and-coming riders through the Graduate or Die method.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Produced by Jordan Peele and directed by Justin Tipping, the psychological thriller follows an aging quarterback (Marlon Wayans) who trains a rising football star (Tyriq Withers) to some chilling consequences.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Regional trains Trenitalia and Italo connect Turin to cities like Alba, Asti, and Milan—ideal for day trips.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
This helps block future attempts and trains filters to catch similar scams.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
This has been a uniquely active year for modern luxury trains.
—Eleanor Flagler Hardy, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Train Song + Train Park Song When you’re done with the Halloween songs, check out these tunes that focus on JJ’s love of trains.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 10 Oct. 2025
Several times per day, Intercity trains in Italy slowly roll onto tracks embedded into the lower deck of a ferry as workers in yellow vests and hard hats survey the scene.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 10 Oct. 2025
One in three trains ran with delays, the worst performance since the city’s near-bankruptcy in the nineteen-seventies.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Don’t race trains to the track.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
Then came some tops and skirts in bulbous shapes — a clear nod to the cocoon silhouette that cemented Balenciaga in fashion history — as well as textured dresses, some with exaggerated trains that billowed with each step.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
The Metropolitan Transit Authority has worked with social media companies, including TikTok and Instagram, to remove videos of people riding outside of trains.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Other initiatives include promoting circular economy and Carbon Capture & Reuse technologies—for example capturing the CO2 from the fermentation of wine and reuse it in the winery as a gas inert—and using trains instead of trucks for shipping goods across Europe.
—Miguel A. Torres, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
This trains the brain and body to constantly seek out the optimal solution to each moment rather than fall back on pre-scripted moves that are easier for the defense to predict.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
This strengthens your legs while raising your heart rate and trains your heart to pump more efficiently, said Owoc.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
The chip delivers electrical impulses to and from the neurons and trains them to perform specific tasks.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, the world-famous Nadadores Foundation, which trains in Marguerite Aquatics Complex, announced that divers from Australia and France will join delegations from the Dutch and Team USA for pre-game training in the city.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
At the order of her mother, who is a General in the military of Navarre, Violet enters the brutal ranks of Basgiath War College, which trains up-and-coming riders through the Graduate or Die method.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Produced by Jordan Peele and directed by Justin Tipping, the psychological thriller follows an aging quarterback (Marlon Wayans) who trains a rising football star (Tyriq Withers) to some chilling consequences.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Regional trains Trenitalia and Italo connect Turin to cities like Alba, Asti, and Milan—ideal for day trips.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
This helps block future attempts and trains filters to catch similar scams.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trains
Noun
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Loro Piana created the attire that Team Europe athletes and their entourages wore during all official events, both on and off the course.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Fitting, since Jelly Roll has used the penthouse-level space to host interviews with media outlets including Entertainment Tonight and visiting musicians and their entourages.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
14 July 2025
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The Gulf of Finland serves as a key air and sea bridge from Russia to the rest of the world, connecting Moscow's military and commercial fleets to its Baltic Sea exclave Kaliningrad, on to the North Sea and into the Atlantic Ocean.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Together, these breakthroughs promise a safe, compact, ready-to-use seaworthy fuel supply that can potentially fuel fishing fleets, coastal ferries, tug boats, and other harbour service vessels, reported Fuel Cell Works.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Images broadcast online show queues outside banks as customers tried to withdraw cash.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some analysts and third-party trackers suggest that standby lines may have moved faster because Disney adjusted how many guests enter via Lightning Lane rather than standby, freeing up capacity in the regular queues.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There’s not a lot of action sequences.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Oct. 2025
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Safdie shoots the table tennis sequences with breathtaking vigor, often capturing Chalamet dominating matches in long, single takes.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Judge prepares to sentence Combs After a brief break following Combs' statement, the court is back in session.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The four days a week in the office policy comes as the company prepares to move leadership, designers and engineers into a new world headquarters building starting later this year.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Generally, appellate courts do not overrule decisions based on facts as determined by a lower court, said John Yoo, a conservative legal scholar who teaches at UC Berkeley Law.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Kitagawa teaches in Japan at Kyoto University, Robinson is a professor at the University of Melbourne in Australia, and Yaghi teaches at the University of California, Berkeley.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His legal practice primarily focuses on sports injuries, workers’ comp, and disability benefits, according to his law firm — areas close to home for a former athlete.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The first half of the documentary focuses heavily on Barkley’s time in New York and the contentious negotiations that led to his departure.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Through counseling, peer support groups, life skills education and direct outreach, the organization aims to provide stability, healing, and a sense of visibility to children often overlooked by social systems.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Gilman aims to reopen the indoor space by the end of October.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Trains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trains. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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