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plural of train
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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 queues
a series of persons or things arranged one behind another already a long train of ticket buyers waiting outside the stadium

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trains

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verb

present tense third-person singular of train
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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 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
Noun
Without the Buy America agreement, the trains will be manufactured in Germany. — Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026 Despite its name, the Railroad Commission of Texas does not regulate trains or railroads. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026 The show makes a festive complement to the museum’s mainstay exhibits on coal mines, trains, planes, ships, and more. — Allison Yates, Midwest Living, 3 Nov. 2026 Expect trains, construction, and large crowds to make whatever’s coming through the glasses very difficult to hear. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026 The higher-speed rail line’s South Florida service is unaffected as all trains serving West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Aventura and Miami are running as scheduled. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026 Once on the scene, train supervisors reported that at least three trains appeared to have been involved in a collision. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026 The collision came just nine months after another deadly crash involving high-speed trains operated by the same two companies in southern Spain in January. — Joseph Wilson, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026 Wednesday’s deadly collision between two high-speed trains in central Spain was the second fatal crash in nine months on a network that has long been a source of national pride. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
Does the amount of grant funding really say whether a medical school trains excellent physicians? — Ian Kingsbury, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026 The Altruists trains its lens further back to when Bankman-Fried met and started working with Caroline Ellison who went on to become a co-founder of Alameda and his girlfriend. — Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026 Brantley coach Gabe Parnell said Keira practices with the Patriots and also trains in early mornings and Saturdays with her swim club, Windermere Lakers. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 Pangram trains on a wide variety of texts, including scientific and educational materials. — Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026 Passengers can transfer to Blue Line trains to reach the Loop. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 The school trains students to become denim specialists, but Mariette Hoitink, the founder of House of Denim and Denim City, said repair requires a different skill set from design. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 Green Line trains from the South Side will terminate at Roosevelt, while service from the West Side will continue to end at Clinton. — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 Bayne, who trains in jiujitsu and Krav Maga self-defense, said extensive jury trial experience has prepared him to be an effective judge. — Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trains
Noun
  • Outside, a throng of revelers were waiting to navigate the same journey as Williams, McRae, and their respective entourages.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The bout was a big draw for glitterati, gangs and their entourages -- particularly from Southern California.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The biggest online retailers and grocers are racing ahead, building their own delivery fleets, warehouses, membership programs, and AI shopping assistants.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
  • This includes directing capital to EV fleets and charging infrastructure.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Cheaper lift passes, shorter queues and fewer interruptions on the slopes also sweeten the deal, without compromising on skiing quality.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026
  • During the day, long queues formed at polling stations in Serbia and in cities around the world.
    — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The dedicated automation cell operates alongside the assembly process, allowing the team to gather real-time feedback and continuously improve manufacturing sequences.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Hampered by the low budget, the film’s war sequences don’t prove arresting.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The product deeply hydrates and prepares her complexion for crease-free, cake-proof red carpet makeup.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The team has struggled to compete in recent years, going 64-98 last season, its second in its temporary home at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento as the team prepares for a move to Las Vegas.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Andra Gillespie, PhD, teaches political science at Emory University.
    — Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Jessica Donaldson, a public-school teacher who teaches pre-K at Orange Center STEAM Academy, a charter school run by Lift, found value in the training as well.
    — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Much of Jewish Iraqi American conceptual artist Michael Rakowitz’s work focuses on re-creating or giving new life to religious materials that were stolen, damaged or destroyed amid war and persecution.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Much of the current wave of research focuses on what menstrual blood can tell us about our reproductive organs and the conditions specific to that area of the body.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • By increasing its manufacturing capacity, the company aims to strengthen its ability to deliver advanced systems to customers.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The florist, which aims to open in late November, will specialize in seasonal floral arrangements and specialty bouquets.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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“Trains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trains. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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