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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
Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Some of the train cars were fully underwater, with nonstop rain from the early hours of the morning complicating recovery efforts.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
But reinforcement learning is about training computational agents, not animals.
—Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
His wife screams from inside the train as he's gunned down.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Some of the train cars were fully underwater, with nonstop rain from the early hours of the morning complicating recovery efforts.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
Professional investors are trained to control their behavior and may succeed using a variety of different investment strategies.
—Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
But reinforcement learning is about training computational agents, not animals.
—Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for train
Noun
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From extreme demands to judgmental entourages, the bridal fashion designer, 61, has seen it all.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Dorothy's entourage accompanying her through Oz includes the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the Scarecrow, much like Michelle's trek gathers the Kid Cosmo robot, Keats, and the quirky size-swapping 'bot called Herman.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For example, the downing of Mali’s Akinci immediately constituted the loss of 50 percent of Bamako’s tiny fleet.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The first-stage booster flew for the 21st time, one of four boosters with more than 20 flights among the SpaceX fleet.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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Vulcan may finally be on the cusp of delivering for the Space Force, but there are several military payloads in the queue to launch on Vulcan before GPS III SV-08, which was complete and in storage at its Lockheed Martin factory in Colorado.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
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Celestial Park, with its wide stretches of concrete pathways, and Isle of Berk, with its meandering walkways and uncovered queues, were both particularly hot under the blazing Florida sun.—
Adrian Ruhi,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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The extra time allowed John Wick guru Chad Stahelski to assist with upping the action working in tandem with helmer Wiseman on new sequences.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
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One of the key sequences Thursday came in the eighth inning when the Sox got reliever Mike Clevinger up quickly enough to be in a position to face Mike Trout and Jorge Soler in a crucial spot.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Unexpected flavors swirl together, from whiskey naan; samosa with jackfruit; baked lamb nachos; cheese and prune kofta; and Queens Duck, a whole roast duck that takes 45 minutes to prepare, and is carved tableside and served with a rumani pancake and tamarind hoisin.—
Cynthia J Drake,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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There are better ways to teach puppies how to behave, and one of them is rewarding good behavior rather than instilling fear.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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But his delivery proved so funny that Hughes put him in the film, teaching somnambulant students.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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During the spaceflight, Nguyen, who is a civil rights activist, also plans to conduct two science experiments, one in partnership with the Vietnamese National Space Center and another focused on women's health.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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To solve for this many companies are focusing more on organic growth through the bundling and offering of new services that are both product focused as well as consultative.—
Billee Howard,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Musk stated that the merger aims to combine xAI's advanced AI capabilities with X's extensive user base, enhancing user experiences and accelerating technological progress.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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McConnell and three other Republicans sided with Senate Democrats on Wednesday, helping to narrowly pass a resolution aimed at blocking some tariffs.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Train.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/train. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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