as in to guide
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
we're looking for volunteers to mentor students in the theater arts
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Recent Examples of mentor
Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2025
Goldstein — who has produced records for Coi Leray, David Guetta, Ozuna, Shakira, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin and more — will serve as a mentor on the production that brings together creatives from the United States, Korea and Europe with the focus of developing Latin talent.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 8 July 2025
Michelle Mehrtens, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2025
Womack and her husband, a pastor who Hunt mentored, and Hunt were vacationing in Panama City at the same time.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Verb
Another mentor Sarna cites is Jacob Rader Marcus, the rabbi and historian who founded the American Jewish Archives at the Hebrew Union College campus in Cincinnati.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2025
Goldstein — who has produced records for Coi Leray, David Guetta, Ozuna, Shakira, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin and more — will serve as a mentor on the production that brings together creatives from the United States, Korea and Europe with the focus of developing Latin talent.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 8 July 2025
Noun
Following this ethos, Cano also trained and mentored aspiring musicians for decades, ultimately leading to his involvement in the 2000 founding of the Mariachi Master Apprentice Program (MMAP) in California’s San Fernando Valley.
—Michelle Mehrtens, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2025
Womack and her husband, a pastor who Hunt mentored, and Hunt were vacationing in Panama City at the same time.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentor
Verb
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His legacy was the tradition of limited government and individual responsibility that guides us back to our true north when America gets off track.—
Linda McMahon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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The South Milwaukee water department assisted by using a jet truck to guide the ducklings to safety.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
5 July 2025
Verb
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In 2017 he was forced to coach the Golden State Warriors because Steve Kerr was having health issues due to a back injury.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Van der Kraan was head of coaching at Manchester City.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
3 July 2025
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Like fellow venture capitalist David Sacks — a tech adviser to Trump — and Tesla, X and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Maguire has used social media to broadcast right-wing ideas and attack ideological foes.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
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Massad Boulos, the U.S. senior adviser for Africa, took to X on Thursday to defend Trump.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
10 July 2025
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“Mentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentor. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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