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Recent Examples of basic training
Every battle scene, basic training montage, or sequence of R&R has a secondhand quality, as if they were hastily cobbled together from memories of other war films.
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
This adaptation wouldn’t require the heavy computational power that’s needed for basic training, since the CNN would be adding only a few images at a time to its data set.
—Cary Champlin, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2017
Harris' record shows no military education, which is the next step after basic training in which enlistees learn a specialty like being a mechanic.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2024
After 13 weeks of basic training, the Reserves just required him to report to duty for one weekend each month over the next two years.
—Brendan Borrell, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2017
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
This adaptation wouldn’t require the heavy computational power that’s needed for basic training, since the CNN would be adding only a few images at a time to its data set.
—Cary Champlin, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2017
Harris' record shows no military education, which is the next step after basic training in which enlistees learn a specialty like being a mechanic.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2024
After 13 weeks of basic training, the Reserves just required him to report to duty for one weekend each month over the next two years.
—Brendan Borrell, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basic training
Noun
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The movie’s incessant urge to psychoanalyze John’s fanaticism could have stopped at the boot camp sequence.—
Natalia Winkelman,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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Then the show selected a group of kids to attend a baking boot camp in Los Angeles before the final 12 were named.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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He’s already been in Arizona, working out with the club’s staff and applying new biometric data to specialize his training ahead of his first season in the majors.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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Sabally cites certain teams not having proper training facilities, or some being penalized for certain expenses—like chartering flights—when others can’t or won’t.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2025
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Other community colleges in Gaston, Catawba, and Rowan-Cabarrus counties also offer extensive apprenticeship programs.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2025
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Expand apprenticeship opportunities and create pathways for students to enter manufacturing careers.—
Laurie Harbour and Scott Walton,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Basic training.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basic%20training. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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