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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 sequences
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 prepares
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 teaches
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
will train the students in good study habits
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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 aims
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 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
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2025
Structured blazers and asymmetric white button-ups were juxtaposed with diaphanous maxi dresses, sculptural resin tops, and flowing trains that danced with movement.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Many transit systems across the country have increased the presence of uniformed officers on platforms and trains.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Germany's most modern S-Bahn trains will be an important component in our efforts to drive the mobility transition in the Munich region.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
McKie would later learn from passersby that the teen had fainted and fallen onto the northbound track, where commuters catch the N and W trains.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Likewise, with cameras on the trains in Charlotte, the public could be excused for wondering why there wasn’t a more immediate response after the event.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
After all, the price for unlimited, nationwide travel on JR trains was roughly the same as a roundtrip ticket between Tokyo and Osaka, so just about any tourist venturing beyond the capital could save money.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Once completed, Brightline West will run trains at speeds as fast as 220 miles per hour (354 km/h), making the trip from Rancho Cucamonga, a suburb outside of Los Angeles, to Las Vegas in about two hours.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Whereas Prompting Essentials trains learners on how to provide AI systems with more effective and precise instructions.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Kerr still trains in Albuquerque.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The shop also mentors and trains locals to be guides and guardians of their backyard coastline.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
The Naval Academy is a four-year college that trains midshipmen to become officers in the Navy and Marine Corps.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Stein spent the morning teaching QPR, or Question, Persuade, Refer, which trains participants to recognize the warning signs of suicide risk, how to support someone in crisis, and connect them to the right people.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Actually, Keira trains with the boys’ team.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
And, in addition to its formula, the application process is kind of like a mini massage that trains muscles on your face to relax.
—Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
People having to duck and dive on the trains and the buses, walking through the street, this is one case, but this is happening all across the country.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2025
Structured blazers and asymmetric white button-ups were juxtaposed with diaphanous maxi dresses, sculptural resin tops, and flowing trains that danced with movement.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Many transit systems across the country have increased the presence of uniformed officers on platforms and trains.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Germany's most modern S-Bahn trains will be an important component in our efforts to drive the mobility transition in the Munich region.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
McKie would later learn from passersby that the teen had fainted and fallen onto the northbound track, where commuters catch the N and W trains.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Likewise, with cameras on the trains in Charlotte, the public could be excused for wondering why there wasn’t a more immediate response after the event.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
After all, the price for unlimited, nationwide travel on JR trains was roughly the same as a roundtrip ticket between Tokyo and Osaka, so just about any tourist venturing beyond the capital could save money.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Once completed, Brightline West will run trains at speeds as fast as 220 miles per hour (354 km/h), making the trip from Rancho Cucamonga, a suburb outside of Los Angeles, to Las Vegas in about two hours.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
Former teammate Terry Kirby trains Marino at his nearby gym, while his wife Claire joins him for nightly walks and bike rides.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Whereas Prompting Essentials trains learners on how to provide AI systems with more effective and precise instructions.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Kerr still trains in Albuquerque.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The shop also mentors and trains locals to be guides and guardians of their backyard coastline.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
The Naval Academy is a four-year college that trains midshipmen to become officers in the Navy and Marine Corps.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Stein spent the morning teaching QPR, or Question, Persuade, Refer, which trains participants to recognize the warning signs of suicide risk, how to support someone in crisis, and connect them to the right people.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Actually, Keira trains with the boys’ team.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
And, in addition to its formula, the application process is kind of like a mini massage that trains muscles on your face to relax.
—Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trains
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Regarding their home ports, the SSGN and SSBN fleets are based on either the East Coast or the West Coast.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Logistics providers embed IoT and edge analytics into fleets, monitoring location, temperature and predictive maintenance.—
Lori Thomas,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Videos shared by Russian media showed passengers sleeping on the floors of Sheremetyevo, the country’s busiest airport, as long queues stretched through the terminals.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Waiting in queues can be agony for little kids.—
Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Markovian processes are sequences of random events where each new event is only influenced by the one immediately before.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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From there, use AI to create high-quality course materials, write persuasive sales pages, launch email sequences, and run targeted ads.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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As Washington prepares to begin camp later this month, Coulibaly's recovery will be closely monitored.—
Grant Afseth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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At Yeyo’s, chef and founder Rafael Rios prepares some of the best Mexican food in the region.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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Mariachi Los Claveles is comprised of musicians from Woodland Unified School District schools through the Woodland nonprofit of the same name that teaches mariachi to local youth.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Experience teaches us to pause, consider context and choose a deliberate response.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The second, Steel Nomad's regular (4K) and Light (1440p), focuses on APIs more commonly used for game development to assess gaming geometry and particle effects.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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The annual event will continue to raise money for the BFC Foundation, which focuses on education, grant-giving, and business mentoring.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Streaming Thursdays on Disney+ and Hulu, the podcast is produced by BBC Studios and aims to deepen fan engagement throughout Season 34.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Kamo‘oalewa is one of the destinations of China’s Tianwen-2 mission launched in May, which aims to collect and return samples from the space rock in 2027.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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One of the flagship offerings, Know Yourself, Grow Yourself (Self-Awareness), equips leaders to recognize their own tendencies, blind spots, and strengths before moving on to the complexities of leading others.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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This equips and inspires boys to help other young men around them develop their own sense of self-acceptance.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Trains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trains. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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