as in novice
a person who is just starting out in a field of activity
although our son is only a beginner at swimming, he is making excellent progress
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This bundle comes with beginner-friendly guides to teach you common cybersecurity skills like hacking and penetration testing.
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Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
Suitable for beginners to families and seasoned pros, the surf park offers hundreds of customizable waves per hour in endless configurations, allowing up to 25-second rides with controllable wave heights up to seven feet.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Despite its relatively old-school tech, when paired with fresh whole beans and a fine-tunable coffee grinder, even beginners can make some great coffee with a little knowhow (just read our guide to coffee brewing methods).
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
More than 30 coin dealers will have high quality coins for the beginner to advanced collectors.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
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Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
Suitable for beginners to families and seasoned pros, the surf park offers hundreds of customizable waves per hour in endless configurations, allowing up to 25-second rides with controllable wave heights up to seven feet.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Despite its relatively old-school tech, when paired with fresh whole beans and a fine-tunable coffee grinder, even beginners can make some great coffee with a little knowhow (just read our guide to coffee brewing methods).
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
More than 30 coin dealers will have high quality coins for the beginner to advanced collectors.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beginner
Noun
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Long banking career and political novice Carney, who has had a high-profile banking career, is a political outsider who has never held political office.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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The ideal approach is to let veterans and novices collaborate, as tech alone cannot capture the human spirit.—
Deepa Nagraj,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Dickinson, Babygirl actor and a relative newcomer to A-list stardom, will debut his feature film Urchin, about a drifter (Frank Dillane) on the streets of London.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Great Escape festival is held on an annual basis every May in the seaside city of Brighton, and spotlights emerging and rising talent from the U.K. and Ireland as well as international newcomers.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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The win was the first for Holmes as a starter since his rookie season in 2018.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Matthews’ fastball has averaged 97.1 mph for the Saints, compared to 94.9 mph for the Twins as a rookie last season, and the velocity on his slider and cutter are also up 2-3 mph.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The facility has an on-site training school, which welcomes groups of 10 apprentices at a time and also provides on-the-job training for existing employees, who are 82 percent female and range in age from 18 to 65.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2025
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No poaching, only growing Earlier this month, Villasenor started working as a technician apprentice at Gene Butman Ford in Ypsilanti, Michigan.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Tar Heels have Ryan Browne, a transfer from Purdue, and promising four-star true freshman Bryce Baker.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Early in the second period, freshman and New York Rangers prospect Ty Henricks then pounced on a Cam Knuble rebound to extend the lead to 3-1.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Beginner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beginner. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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