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as in entourage
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 sequence
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 to prepare
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 to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
will train the students in good study habits
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as in to focus
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 to aim
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 to equip
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 train
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
Williams wore a high-low skirt with a train that trailed the athlete onto center court.
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Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Gruening, who trained as a doctor, spent his early career as a foreign-policy journalist, and was an editor at The Nation.
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Literary Hub,
1 July 2026
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More than 10,000 tickets were sold for the new train service ahead of its launch, Etihad Rail said in the release.
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Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
Williams wore a high-low skirt with a train that trailed the athlete onto center court.
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Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
Verb
This six-year-old veteran, trained by Brad Cox, boasts an impressive career, including a stunning 50-1 victory in the 2025 Dubai World Cup.
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Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Gruening, who trained as a doctor, spent his early career as a foreign-policy journalist, and was an editor at The Nation.
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Literary Hub,
1 July 2026
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Alix Earle is followed by an entourage of SipMargs servers in New York City on June 25 to celebrate the brand's national launch.
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Ambrosio, smiling and waving to fans, was flanked by an entourage that included her 14-year-old son, Noah, whose name was inscribed on the back of his jersey.
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Kidan pleaded guilty in 2005 to fraud and conspiracy related to the purchase of a fleet of gambling boats, and in 2006 he was sentenced to nearly six years in prison.
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When the Martians attack in George Pal's 1953 movie, the US army — unsurprisingly — drop an atomic bomb on their invasion fleet, but they're left unscathed thanks to their powerful forcefields.
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The drone attacks are worsening fuel shortages, with people reporting rising prices and long queues at the filling stations.
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This, Nunes argues, allows a small, paying slice of the population to jump the queue for police attention.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong and Bregman both tagged and advanced on the sequence, putting runners on second and third for Suzuki.
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The companies getting this right ensure that marketing, R&D and operations work from the same consumer truth at the same time so that what consumers need and what the business can brilliantly deliver are answered together, not in sequence.
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Jakucionis addressed the deal while preparing for his current work with Lithuania’s national team in World Cup qualifying.
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Atop the bar cart is a stainless steel surface coated in a satin finish, which provides a sleek place to prepare appetizers and meals and an easy-to-clean surface.
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The state’s Holocaust Education Bill, passed in 1994, requires every school district to teach the Holocaust with the explicit aim of building tolerance, nurturing democratic values, and confronting what indifference produces.
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Lyons taught in the island elementary school for more than 20 years, until there were no more students to teach.
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Escalona, who’s described himself as a supporter of law and order, has been focusing on quality-of-life issues since his December election.
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Outside Hollywood, Glover has become equally known for being involved in his community, co-founding a production company, Louverture Films, focused on supporting socially conscious stories from underserved communities.
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In Cañon City, Colorado, authorities are aiming for a 20% to 30% reduction in water use while asking residents to voluntarily conserve outdoor water consumption.
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Those conversations helped fuel Soto-Martínez’s decision in late April to push for a ballot proposal aimed at giving noncitizens the right to vote in city and school district elections.
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“Train.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/train. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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