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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
Abigail Adams, People.com, 31 July 2025
The competition in the running back room has been one of the main storylines of training camp, as Blue is going toe-to-toe with veterans Javonte Williams, Miles Sanders and Deuce Vaughn for one of two feature roles in head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s offense.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2025
The Street 750 was produced from around 2014 to 2021 but never gained much traction in the U.S. where it was used for rider training classes.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
The Cleveland Browns are just five days away from the start of training camp, and ultimately closer to an answer about who their starting quarterback will be in 2025.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
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Doug Lane's wife Christine and son Spencer were killed on the regional jet while returning from an elite training camp for figure skaters.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 31 July 2025
The competition in the running back room has been one of the main storylines of training camp, as Blue is going toe-to-toe with veterans Javonte Williams, Miles Sanders and Deuce Vaughn for one of two feature roles in head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s offense.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2025
The Street 750 was produced from around 2014 to 2021 but never gained much traction in the U.S. where it was used for rider training classes.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
The Cleveland Browns are just five days away from the start of training camp, and ultimately closer to an answer about who their starting quarterback will be in 2025.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for training
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And so billionaire philanthropy is an exercise of power and deserves skepticism rather than gratitude.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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Much of their work takes place before extreme weather hits, with tabletop simulations, relationship building exercises and other activities designed to foster close working relationships between weather forecasters, emergency managers and local leaders.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Walters said that every teacher moving to work in Oklahoma must pass the test in order to begin teaching, and that Conservative think-tank PragerU will assist in the development of the test.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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The book was written in four months while Haryanto balanced a full-time job and part-time teaching.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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Also, partner with apprenticeship intermediaries and local workforce agencies—every state has them, and they’re often overlooked.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Many get into the field by taking auto shop classes in school, though vocational programs and apprenticeships can be a foot in the door, too.—
Sarah Bregel,
Parents,
23 July 2025
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She's spent over six months educating her following of over 700,000 about JEB.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Going the extra mile to welcome Latino students A small Catholic university that dates back to 1922, Dominican has a history of educating the children of immigrants — in earlier times those of northern and central European origin.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
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Pitchers As far as pitching goes, the thesis couldn’t be simpler — do our best to avoid any bias attached to surface stats (outputs) by instead focusing on underlying metrics (inputs).—
John Laghezza,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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State government has been focusing on East Hartford in recent years because the administration of then-Mayor Mike Walsh advanced a series of high-profile, potentially transformative projects.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Special artist is also preparing to take on her first lead movie role as she was recently cast as gospel star Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who was one of the first to appeal to rock ‘n’ roll and R&B audiences, in Amazon MGM Studios’ Rosetta.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
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As the case was preparing to go to trial, in May 2004, the parties settled.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Apr. 2025
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The team ended practice while medical officials were administering to Matos, who was on the field and surrounded by teammates for more than 10 minutes before being airlifted to a hospital.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 July 2025
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Iron Mountain has identified several key information management practices that every organization should implement to drive superior AI outcomes.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The Cameron Boyce Foundation was launched by the actor's family days after the news of his death and funds research, education, and awareness to cure epilepsy.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
31 July 2025
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Proceeds for this event support outdoor education for Cincinnati youth.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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“Training.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/training. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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