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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
Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Asmar d’Amman is also currently working with its owner Arsenale Group on the Dream of the Desert train, the Gulf region’s first luxury travel vessel.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Since its founding in 2015, the institute has trained more than 3,500 coaches and leaders worldwide, delivered over 8,600 hours of executive coaching, and partnered with clients ranging from government agencies to Fortune 500 businesses.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Suburban trains clatter back and forth along the southern edge of the park.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Asmar d’Amman is also currently working with its owner Arsenale Group on the Dream of the Desert train, the Gulf region’s first luxury travel vessel.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
Since December, Stein has trained groups and organizations ranging from schools to law firms to medical clinics, in urban, rural and suburban settings.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Since its founding in 2015, the institute has trained more than 3,500 coaches and leaders worldwide, delivered over 8,600 hours of executive coaching, and partnered with clients ranging from government agencies to Fortune 500 businesses.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for train
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Supporting star Jason Momoa walked the red carpet in a striking pink suit prior to the screening but snuck out with his entourage before the film played.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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This quiz will dive into Neptune’s entourage and the strange dynamics of its outer world.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Coordinating fleets of robotic arms remains one of the toughest problems in modern manufacturing.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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The cruises are offered throughout the line’s fleet.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The crowds thinned, the queues got easier, and the audiences lost their initial edge-of-seat poise, relaxing back into their seats.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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As long as buyers and sellers continue the 75-year trend of negotiating against the Nielsen data, the league will have to join the queue with everyone else who expresses dissatisfaction with the company’s audience-measurement system.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Later, Howard calls Matt and agrees to cut the sequence but also threatens to destroy him.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The aforementioned masks, for instance, hasten strange visions for Blakey, but the film’s hard boundary between his dreams and waking life sap these sequences of all tension.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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His mother has obtained lawyers who are preparing a lawsuit over potential security lapses at Icon Brickell that allowed Kehl to access the building.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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The inspector general's report adds to severe criticism of the agency for lapses preparing for the event and responding to it.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Even though Lee continues to work on Barraza’s case, the 66-year-old no longer practices law full time and instead now primarily teaches environmental classes and lectures about climate change at Loyola University.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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My family taught me all about Italian-American comfort food, and Ina taught me about American comfort food.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Sep. 2025
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In prior years, Russia focused on hitting Ukrainian power plants, whereas Kyiv focused on keeping them up as its Western backers hit Moscow with sanctions and global energy firms pulled out en masse.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Fox directed the Indigenous Women’s Voices Series, which focuses on the healing and empowerment of Native women and was released in 2020.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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Rethinking foam design Traditionally, foam design has focused on maintaining a constant stress plateau, with iterations aimed at optimizing mechanical properties alone.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Other criticisms are aimed at what the soldiers are actually doing.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Train.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/train. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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