as in beginner
a person who is just starting out in a field of activity
a novice chess player
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Recent Examples of novice
Saez and his team found that meditation practice caused modulations in the beta and gamma waves in the amygdala and hippocampus of these novice meditators.
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
Researchers at City University of New York recently discovered that novice learners learned the equivalent of one semester of Spanish in just 15 hours with Babbel.
—New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2025
Chris Helgren / Reuters Though Carney is a novice politician, that could work in his favor, said Maite Gonzalez Latorre, a program assistant at the Atlantic Council in Washington who is from Edmonton, Alberta.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
Despite his impressive resume that spans two Group of Seven central banks and major investment firms, Carney is a political novice.
—arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
Researchers at City University of New York recently discovered that novice learners learned the equivalent of one semester of Spanish in just 15 hours with Babbel.
—New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2025
Chris Helgren / Reuters Though Carney is a novice politician, that could work in his favor, said Maite Gonzalez Latorre, a program assistant at the Atlantic Council in Washington who is from Edmonton, Alberta.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
Despite his impressive resume that spans two Group of Seven central banks and major investment firms, Carney is a political novice.
—arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for novice
Noun
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Free instruction is provided for beginners.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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Chips and cards are provided, and ongoing open poker play will be available for beginners.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Great Escape festival is held on an annual basis every May in the seaside city of Brighton, and spotlights emerging and rising talent from the U.K. and Ireland as well as international newcomers.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Dickinson, Babygirl actor and a relative newcomer to A-list stardom, will debut his feature film Urchin, about a drifter (Frank Dillane) on the streets of London.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The win was the first for Holmes as a starter since his rookie season in 2018.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the defensive end had three sacks, six quarterback hits and six tackles for loss in Year 2 after posting four sacks, 10 quarterback hits and eight tackles for loss as a rookie.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The facility has an on-site training school, which welcomes groups of 10 apprentices at a time and also provides on-the-job training for existing employees, who are 82 percent female and range in age from 18 to 65.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2025
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No poaching, only growing Earlier this month, Villasenor started working as a technician apprentice at Gene Butman Ford in Ypsilanti, Michigan.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Tar Heels have Ryan Browne, a transfer from Purdue, and promising four-star true freshman Bryce Baker.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Early in the second period, freshman and New York Rangers prospect Ty Henricks then pounced on a Cam Knuble rebound to extend the lead to 3-1.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Novice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/novice. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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