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as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
decided to be an apprentice to an electrician after he graduated
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as in novice
a person who is just starting out in a field of activity
aware that she's only an apprentice in the medical field, she readily defers to her more experienced colleagues
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as in to job
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Recent Examples of apprentice
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024
But she’s found that becoming a union apprentice is no guarantee of work.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2024
Jim Clash, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
One of Japan’s few top actors to cross over to Hollywood in a major way, Sanada began performing in Tokyo nearly 60 years ago as a child actor, apprenticing under local screen legend Sonny Chiba.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Architect Mark Mills, an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1940s, built his first home in Carmel, California, in the early 1950s.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024
But she’s found that becoming a union apprentice is no guarantee of work.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2024
Verb
Cotton apprenticed with McNamara, who put the small town of Nazare, Portugal, on the map by surfing what was estimated to be a 78-foot wave there in 2011, at the time a world record.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
One of Japan’s few top actors to cross over to Hollywood in a major way, Sanada began performing in Tokyo nearly 60 years ago as a child actor, apprenticing under local screen legend Sonny Chiba.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprentice
Noun
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Payton once counted Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady and offensive line coach Aaron Kromer among his assistants with the New Orleans Saints.—
Nick Kosmider,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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At one point, the blaze encroached upon the homes of Close and assistant Tony Newnan, who live near the edge of the fire zone.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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Entering the retail space as novices forced these bottle shop owners to face a steep learning curve.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appétit,
14 Jan. 2025
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Only novices believe that a system will work flawlessly.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2025
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The market works reasonably well in connecting high-skilled workers to job opportunities around the globe.—
Amy Pope,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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This is likely because most ATS relies on artificial intelligence to track keywords in resumes and compares it to job descriptions to help narrow the applicant pool to only the most qualified candidates.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
28 Oct. 2024
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Blinken and his top aides have spent months trying to sell Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Gulf Arab nations on the plan, which outlines how Gaza would be run without Hamas in charge of the territory.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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And of the many unlicensed home care aides who work in gray market, many are immigrants, including many who are undocumented.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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More than 30 coin dealers will have high quality coins for the beginner to advanced collectors.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Jan. 2025
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Head to the Ouray Ice Park, a free place for beginners and experienced climbers to play on the ice.—
Mindy Sink,
The Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2025
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Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.—
MARE Staff,
Boston Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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Cal Fire has also partnered with the corrections department, the California Conservation Corps and the Anti-Recidivism Coalition to develop an 18-month training and certification program at the Ventura Training Center.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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Since 2019, when Woodward took over as the Gooding adjutant, that totals more than $23,000, according to an accounting obtained by the Statesman from the county clerk through a public records request.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels is one of the best rookie QBs to ever grace the league, while Detroit has muscled through some of the worst injury luck en route to the No. 1 seed.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Giants quarterbacks coach Shea Tierney worked as Bo Nix’s offensive coordinator at last year’s Senior Bowl, and the Giants still passed on the Oregon quarterback who just led the Denver Broncos to the playoffs as a rookie.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Apprentice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprentice. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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