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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
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Now, three weeks later (and after flights and buses and trains around Korea and Taiwan), both injuries are still inflamed and painful and energy-sapping.
—New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2026
Metra said trains may be running with extensive delays due to the crash.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Cars flowed by at all hours, creating a wash of noise broken now and then by the metallic din of passing trains.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
In these neighborhoods, mobility is a layered system of buses, elevated trains, commuter rail, pedestrians, bicycles and cars that all intersect in constrained corridors.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The flatbed cars that carry long sections of steel replacement rails are pulled by diesel work trains, as are the crane cars that help position the rails.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
More Things To Do Brooks’ Bike Shop Owner Patrick Brooks grew up watching trains pass along the route that’s now the 31-mile Tammany Trace trail.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
Unlike the Rocky Mountaineer, Canyon Spirit trains don't have a second level since the railway passes through several tunnels.
—Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
Universal ran one of the Hollywood Drift trains twice along the serpentine hillside track without riders during the media preview.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
While Australian Paralympic skier Michael Milton trains for the Milan Cortina Paralympic Games in Italy, his family is stranded thousands of miles away in Qatar.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
But the diesels are a vital part of keeping up subway service, with the vast majority of work trains reliant on the loud and smoky fleet.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
For example, a skills center in Bhubaneswar, India — supported in partnership with the government and private sector —— trains nearly 38,000 people each year.
—Ajaypal Banga, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Sue Bishop, executive vice president of corporate affairs at Synchrony, said the company trains providers on how to responsibly talk to patients about CareCredit, including checking for insurance coverage or other financial assistance options first.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
The director of a state council that trains prosecutors said Graf’s ruling was appropriate given the circumstances.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Getting up around the same hour each morning trains your body to understand that’s when your day starts.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
All five of the Hollywood Drift coaster trains will have the same four Fast & Furious cars in the same order – Dodge Charger, Mazda RX-7, Nissan Skyline GT-R and Toyota Supra MK IV.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Now, three weeks later (and after flights and buses and trains around Korea and Taiwan), both injuries are still inflamed and painful and energy-sapping.
—New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2026
Metra said trains may be running with extensive delays due to the crash.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Cars flowed by at all hours, creating a wash of noise broken now and then by the metallic din of passing trains.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
In these neighborhoods, mobility is a layered system of buses, elevated trains, commuter rail, pedestrians, bicycles and cars that all intersect in constrained corridors.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The flatbed cars that carry long sections of steel replacement rails are pulled by diesel work trains, as are the crane cars that help position the rails.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
More Things To Do Brooks’ Bike Shop Owner Patrick Brooks grew up watching trains pass along the route that’s now the 31-mile Tammany Trace trail.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
Unlike the Rocky Mountaineer, Canyon Spirit trains don't have a second level since the railway passes through several tunnels.
—Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
Online car-auction sites abound, but because focus brings clarity and knowledge is king, Pcarmarket trains its sights almost exclusively on Porsche.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
Universal ran one of the Hollywood Drift trains twice along the serpentine hillside track without riders during the media preview.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
While Australian Paralympic skier Michael Milton trains for the Milan Cortina Paralympic Games in Italy, his family is stranded thousands of miles away in Qatar.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
But the diesels are a vital part of keeping up subway service, with the vast majority of work trains reliant on the loud and smoky fleet.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
For example, a skills center in Bhubaneswar, India — supported in partnership with the government and private sector —— trains nearly 38,000 people each year.
—Ajaypal Banga, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Sue Bishop, executive vice president of corporate affairs at Synchrony, said the company trains providers on how to responsibly talk to patients about CareCredit, including checking for insurance coverage or other financial assistance options first.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
The director of a state council that trains prosecutors said Graf’s ruling was appropriate given the circumstances.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Getting up around the same hour each morning trains your body to understand that’s when your day starts.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trains
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Sure, there were others — boyfriends came and went, entourages, too.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Jan. 2026
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At a prematch press conference to preview Sunday’s away trip to Real Sociedad, furious Flick sent a warning to La Masia youngsters and their entourages.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fleets of vessels directed by the Kremlin have reportedly started messing with offshore wind and communications infrastructure in northern Europe.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2026
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Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE each spend more than 5% of GDP on defense and operate some of the world’s most advanced combat air fleets.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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In late 2022, overloaded presale queues for the domestic leg of Swift’s 2023 Eras Tour caused the site to crash and led Ticketmaster to cancel the sale.—
Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
2 Mar. 2026
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Each year, the nation’s streaming services dump literally hundreds of original drama and comedy series into our queues, to say nothing of the cartoons, stand-up specials, and multipart documentaries on offer.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Fragment-sequences in time swept toward a place before history, before chronology, where everything that ever-happened fades, where past present and future exist all at once in the sea of African time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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From thunderous victory to shattering downfall, this play delivers sweeping action sequences, political intrigue, and a theatrical experience that hits with the force of a battle drum.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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The first step prepares the surface so the natural cleaners can work better.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
7 Mar. 2026
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Friday, March 20 The medical transcriber types and prepares medical reports for doctors at Atascadero State Hospital.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Joshua Shifrinson, who teaches international policy at the University of Maryland, said the route has virtually shut down because some of Iran's retaliatory attacks have been aimed at oil vessels, which means Americans should brace for higher prices at the pump.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The eight-episode series, adapted from the 2022 novel by Julia May Jonas, closes with a fiery ending in a nod to the Gothic literature that Weisz’s English professor character teaches.—
Tiffany Kelly,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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That scrutiny balances the pro‑ and anti-competitive aspects of a rule—such as a rule saying college athletes can’t be paid—and focuses on how a rule impacts economic competition in a marketplace.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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The corporation provides community service programs throughout Sacramento and focuses on business and economic development, education, arts and culture health and wellness, said Aaron Boyce, the nonprofit’s executive director.—
Xavier Mascareñas,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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HyCAT aims to ease that pressure.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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The satellite also hosts the European Union’s Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission, which aims to monitor key air quality trace gases and aerosols over Europe in support of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) at high spatial resolution and with a fast revisit time.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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