1
as in to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
tutored me in Spanish
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as in to guide
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
bought a video series designed to tutor a person in the fine art of decorating cakes
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as in teacher
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Michael B. Horn, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Volunteers’ views on social issues may change through their work, too: More than 4 in 5 adults over 55 who tutored public school students to strengthen their reading skills in the national Experience Corps program, for example, stated that their views on public education evolved as a result.
—Seoyoun Kim, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
Cera will portray her tutor, Bjorn Lund, with all three being wrapped up in a globe-trotting conflict involving the family business.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
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These range from schools to classes to tutoring to lessons, therapy, educational products and more.
—Michael B. Horn, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Volunteers’ views on social issues may change through their work, too: More than 4 in 5 adults over 55 who tutored public school students to strengthen their reading skills in the national Experience Corps program, for example, stated that their views on public education evolved as a result.
—Seoyoun Kim, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
At Alpha School, students spend just two hours a day in class, guided by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tutor.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
Cera will portray her tutor, Bjorn Lund, with all three being wrapped up in a globe-trotting conflict involving the family business.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
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The name is a riff on Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, from the X-Men, where Professor X teaches mutants, who are discriminated against by humans for being different, to control their powers.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
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The methods taught in this class are inspired by Adler, Hagen, Meisner and Chekov.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
22 May 2025
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In other words, the engineers needed to keep the star tracker pointed as closely as possible to the guiding star while working.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
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Peter then guided me to a sparsely furnished sitting room for my royal audience.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2025
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Information on a memorandum of understanding between the district and the Teachers Like Me Program to offer teacher recruitment services and guidance.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
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Tamara’s teacher, Oleh Hodovaniuk, told CNN Monday was a very difficult day for the school.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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From tackling the country’s vicious dictatorship to honing in on intimate personal narratives while shattering taboos, Chilean documentary filmmakers continue to push boundaries and adapt to the pulse of broader social cues, committing to wide-ranging themes that not only educate, but enthral.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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Having traveled to 75 countries, bought real estate in 24, established businesses in 7, and educated her children in 4, Kathleen is the go-to expert on expat life.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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This is Kelly’s first time coaching in the NFL since he was fired as the San Francisco 49ers’ coach in 2016.—
Tashan Reed,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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With El Camino Real’s boys team winning the City Section Open Division championship on Saturday after an upset over No. 1-seeded Venice, Lee has won City titles coaching El Camino Real’s boys, girls and beach volleyball teams, the Triple Crown of volleyball coaching.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
Noun
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On March 17, 1947, Christensen gathered with other flight instructors at a naval air base in Glenview, Illinois.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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She's been a race director, a recruiter for Team in Training for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, a salesperson for a major pharmaceutical company, a blogger for Moogfest, a communications manager for Mission Health, a fitness instructor, and a health coach.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
23 May 2025
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Ramon also encouraged his workers to advance at Barragan’s or mentored them about how to branch out on their own.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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These include: 1) the incumbent in the job; 2) the retiree, who becomes emeritus and an advisor, and 3) the person in training who is being mentored by both of the others.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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“Tutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tutor. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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