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as in basic training
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as in workshop
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Recent Examples of boot camp
Following the concept of a classroom but operating more like a boot camp, under the leadership of Applewhite and Nettles, the group pursued stringent practices of discipline.
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Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
Peterson admitted his first cramping occurred a week after KU’s annual boot camp training period, which takes place in early September.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
This year’s program will begin with a weeklong boot camp in New York that will include courses and panel discussions on how to conceive of and produce investigative projects that expose harm and have impact.
—Talia Buford, ProPublica, 2 Mar. 2026
The three-week boot camp is Microsoft’s bid to make employees more efficient using the latest AI, without leaving them to experiment on their own.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
Peterson admitted his first cramping occurred a week after KU’s annual boot camp training period, which takes place in early September.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
This year’s program will begin with a weeklong boot camp in New York that will include courses and panel discussions on how to conceive of and produce investigative projects that expose harm and have impact.
—Talia Buford, ProPublica, 2 Mar. 2026
The three-week boot camp is Microsoft’s bid to make employees more efficient using the latest AI, without leaving them to experiment on their own.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boot camp
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Both the Army and Navy have created programs to get applicants up to snuff with physical and academic standards in pre-basic training camps to come into compliance to serve, moves which have served as short-term silver bullets for their recruiting issues.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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His job was to give basic training to over 8,000 Ukrainian soldiers.—
Holly Williams,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Tinted mortar is a tool in the architect’s workshop.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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And the hotel offers art workshops for children ages four to 10.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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Hair banking is underway at South Florida hair clinics, where doctors remove young, healthy hair follicles for cryo-preservation before they are affected by hormones or age.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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Players will host a basketball skills clinic for boys and girls up to 8th grade, covering dribbling, shooting, passing and gameplay.—
Amy Stark Shireman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Indonesia’s top foreign diplomat said the country will not pursue tolls on ships passing through the strait, seeking to calm concerns after its finance minister floated the idea at a symposium in Jakarta earlier this week.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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At the symposium, a new bachelor of science in geospatial services degree program was launched, beginning with the fall semester.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Boot camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot%20camp. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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