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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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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.
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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.
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Cj Moore, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
What exactly are these training wheels preparing kids for?
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Emily Tate Sullivan, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
This one goes out to all the horror-comedies aimed at kids, often the training wheels that get horror freaks started down the path.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above
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“Training wheels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/training%20wheels. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
training wheels
plural noun
: a pair of small wheels connected to the rear axle of a bicycle to help a beginning bicyclist keep balance
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