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as in teaching
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
entered a convent for religious training
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as in apprenticeship
a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career
on-the-job training teacher training
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as in conditioning
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 educating
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
will train the students in good study habits
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as in focusing
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 aiming
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 preparing
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 training
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Some employees hadn’t completed their food handler training course, tomatoes and cheese weren’t held at a safe temperature in the cooler, and the water heaters weren’t working.
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Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 July 2026
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Team Avatar will of course continue training and gathering allies while Aang must learn firebending which could come through an unlikely partnership with Zuko.
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Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
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Noun
To complete the stunt, the actor endured 16 hours of intensive helicopter training every day for more than a month in order to pull off the scene's difficult maneuvers and climactic downward spiral, per the Los Angeles Times.
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Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Some employees hadn’t completed their food handler training course, tomatoes and cheese weren’t held at a safe temperature in the cooler, and the water heaters weren’t working.
—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 July 2026
Verb
As technology changes, this approach prepares students to adapt rather than training them for one role at one point in time.
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Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Team Avatar will of course continue training and gathering allies while Aang must learn firebending which could come through an unlikely partnership with Zuko.
—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for training
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The exercise brought together the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force under Project Vantage, an initiative aimed at accelerating the testing and evaluation of maritime attack drones.
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Go through the mental exercise of all the potential difficulties.
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The city has argued in court filings that the ordinance didn’t specifically ban teaching yoga in its parks, but required people seeking to engage in commercial activity or lectures to obtain a permit.
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Noncertified employees – staff like bus drivers, cafeteria workers and teaching assistants – will get a 3% raise.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a $90M effort to train 15,000 high school students in the building trades with a goal of advancing 2,000 into apprenticeships.
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Two years into what was intended to be a seven-year apprenticeship, Walton quit and followed his siblings south.
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How to Start Rucking Safely Experts recommend conditioning the body before loading up a pack, especially for men over 40 returning to exercise.
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Experts recommend conditioning your lower body and core before adding weighted distance, especially for men who have not trained regularly.
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Another $10 million would go toward educating voters on the state's election process, with half of that going to counties and the rest going to the state.
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The summit will focus on educating the community about regenerative agriculture and other sustainable practices and identifying barriers of entry and solutions to those barriers for farmers.
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Airlines are increasingly focusing on premium passengers, which could lead to higher airfares for all travelers.
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Phil Weiser Tom Cooper/Getty Images for SeriesFest For much of the busy primary election, Bennet was seen as a frontrunner, running on his record as a moderate senator and focusing his campaign on affordability.
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Topping has unveiled the DX1 II, an affordable DAC and headphone amplifier aiming to bring warm, detailed hi-fi sound to digital music for under $150.
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The president signed his directive aiming to restrict birthright citizenship on his first day back in the White House as part of a sweeping crackdown on immigration.
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On the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum, Britain is preparing for its seventh prime minister in a decade.
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Latvian intelligence is warning that Russia is preparing possible provocations against the Baltic states or Poland, including drones or any other hybrid attacks, in an effort to pressure NATO countries to stop supporting Ukraine.
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“Training.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/training. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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