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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
Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
The group was recently able to give almost $690,000 to the San Diego College of Continuing Education for a job training program.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Additionally, students and alumni will have access to professional headshots and Big Interview, an AI online interview practice training system.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
Organizations and governments should begin integrating quantum considerations into their strategies, investing in post-quantum cryptography, and providing ongoing training to their security professionals.
—Chris Dimitriadis, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
On April 4, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow the Trump administration to halt millions of dollars in teacher training grants.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
The group was recently able to give almost $690,000 to the San Diego College of Continuing Education for a job training program.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Additionally, students and alumni will have access to professional headshots and Big Interview, an AI online interview practice training system.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
Organizations and governments should begin integrating quantum considerations into their strategies, investing in post-quantum cryptography, and providing ongoing training to their security professionals.
—Chris Dimitriadis, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for training
Noun
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Patients with desk jobs are usually back to work within a week or two, but have to abstain from exercise until cleared by their surgeon.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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Regular exercise, maintaining a balanced diet, and getting enough sleep are essential ways to cope with stress and stay healthy.—
Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Legislature in 2021 passed a resolution opposing the teaching of critical race theory — a subset of critical theory — in public schools.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Apr. 2025
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Indeed, the teaching of a wide range of methods is an essential part of the program and allows students to undertake their own, independent research projects at the end of every year.—
Bryan Penprase,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Gallego said the city is working to get more students engaged with advanced tech jobs through advanced apprenticeship programs, and teaching even elementary school students about the potential opportunities that now exist in their community.—
Ian Thomas,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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On average, 68% of candidates leaving the nonprofit’s construction training program have gotten apprenticeships, but that rate has risen as high as 76%.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 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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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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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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Membership schools need to decide whether investing millions of dollars in high school sports should be about winning championships or preparing teenagers to be adults.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
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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Tariffs are taxes on imports and are intended to reduce the practice.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The first 20 years of my career were at Houston Methodist Hospital (HMH), and my devotion was to the practice of medicine, caring for the critically ill and provide lifesaving opportunity to those in need of cardiac transplantation.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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This program was designed to teach designers the business side of their craft, a topic often overlooked in traditional design education.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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For a nation where the majority of the population was born after 1979, there remains a glaring gap in education and public reckoning over the Khmer Rouge’s atrocities.—
Sophal Ear,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Training.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/training. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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