as in new
at the level of someone who is just starting a job or career
The company is looking to fill several entry-level positions.
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Recent Examples of entry-level
Job listings for the kind of entry-level corporate roles traditionally available to young grads have declined 15%, while the number of applications per job has surged 30%, according to data from Handshake, a career platform geared toward Gen Z workers.
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 11 July 2025
The formula for a good-looking compact doesn’t change its entry-level roots and criteria.
—New Atlas, 11 July 2025
Check out the Baratza Encore ESP or the Fellow Opus to get the best entry-level coffee grinders for espresso lovers.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 11 July 2025
The Blue Jackets didn’t sign Lindstrom to an entry-level contract quickly, as many of the other high draft picks typically do, and many wondered if his back injury was the reason.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 11 July 2025
The formula for a good-looking compact doesn’t change its entry-level roots and criteria.
—New Atlas, 11 July 2025
Check out the Baratza Encore ESP or the Fellow Opus to get the best entry-level coffee grinders for espresso lovers.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 11 July 2025
The Blue Jackets didn’t sign Lindstrom to an entry-level contract quickly, as many of the other high draft picks typically do, and many wondered if his back injury was the reason.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entry-level
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The veteran outfielder has been trying to adjust to a new role as a platoon DH this season.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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The mayor has yet to internalize how much City Hall’s elaborate bait-and-switch on voters in winning approval of much-higher-than-promised new trash fees on 226,000-plus single-family homes has damaged his reputation.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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Trump's second term is full of reminders of the would-be assassin who shot the Republican in Butler, Pennsylvania, one year ago, killing a supporter at the rally before a Secret Service sniper shot and killed the gunman.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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Doing so requires security leaders to ask the right questions—of themselves and their would-be providers.—
Dave Merkel,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Entry-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entry-level. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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