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as in prepared
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 taught
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
will train the students in good study habits
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as in focused
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 aimed
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 equipped
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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as in housebroken
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as in qualified
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as in skilled
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trained
Verb
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There’s no such thing as being over-prepared when traveling with kids.—
Ramona Saviss,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025 -
All four teams are stronger and better prepared with players who weren’t available for the first meeting.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Dinesh and his little cafe taught me a valuable lesson on slow marketing—that a relaxed approach can sometimes be the most effective way to stand out.—
Nitin Gupta,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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First, rational analysis, traditionally taught in business schools, uses logical reasoning and empirical data to assess situations and outcomes.—
Hulan Hagen,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Researchers specifically focused on the Gulf of California, a biodiversity hotspot.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
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Modern breeders have focused not just on leaf color, but on traits including leaf size and shape.—
Margaret Roach,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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Guests can also enjoy a fireplace, a full kitchen, and a living room equipped with an entertainment system.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
22 Mar. 2025
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With full visibility of health care prices, companies and unions would also be better equipped to save money on insurance plans and pass down those savings to employees in the form of higher wages and more take-home pay, allowing employees to offset the high cost of living.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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One housebroken joey would watch television in their living room.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
15 Apr. 2021
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The country’s leading art educator was the mediocre German painter Anton Raphael Mengs, who promulgated a sort of housebroken neoclassicism.—
Peter Schjeldahl,
The New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2020
Adjective
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Publicly recognizing her innovative thinking fueled her to spearhead a new strategy, which ultimately cut our cost per qualified lead by 8%, demonstrating the power of acknowledging promising efforts.—
William DeCourcy,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Here’s why Investing in uncertain times: Here’s what investors should know Private equity wants a larger piece of workplace retirement plan assets Companies are already gearing up for more investors to be qualified to participate in private markets.—
Stephanie Dhue,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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Many of these apprentices were not skilled tradesmen.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
22 July 2025
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The same is true of pickleball, where a skilled player with the right paddle can cause problems for an opponent.—
Martin Cizmar,
Wired News,
20 July 2025
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Mayfield was well-prepared for how to respond thanks to a three-game midseason stretch when a hamstring strain sidelined Evans and conditioned Mayfield to trust other targets while further expanding his improvisational skills.—
Mike Jones,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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Then there’s all of the pop culture that’s conditioned us to think of New Year’s Eve as a night for declaring your love for someone.—
Olivia Petter,
Vogue,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Trained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trained. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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