training wheels
plural noun
: a pair of small wheels connected to the rear axle of a bicycle to help a beginning bicyclist maintain balance
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But lately John Mara has started to act like Jones on training wheels.
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
Since the Bears traded with Carolina to get the top pick, acquired wide receiver D.J. Moore and drafted speedy receiver Rome Odunze with a subsequent first-round pick, Williams wasn’t expected to need training wheels.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Those two finally take off the training wheels this week at the Maui Invitational, where Iowa State opens against Auburn and UConn opens against Memphis on Monday.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
What exactly are these training wheels preparing kids for?
—Emily Tate Sullivan, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
Since the Bears traded with Carolina to get the top pick, acquired wide receiver D.J. Moore and drafted speedy receiver Rome Odunze with a subsequent first-round pick, Williams wasn’t expected to need training wheels.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Those two finally take off the training wheels this week at the Maui Invitational, where Iowa State opens against Auburn and UConn opens against Memphis on Monday.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
What exactly are these training wheels preparing kids for?
—Emily Tate Sullivan, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Training wheels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/training%20wheels. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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