as in to guide
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
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Recent Examples of mentor
Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Fracassa also served as a history teacher, baseball coach and mentor to thousands of students at Brother Rice.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Pic tells the story of a dancer (Kyle Toy) returning home to care for his estranged father (Tzi Ma) with terminal cancer and finding redemption, healing, and purpose by mentoring a diverse community dance class – including a transgender teen struggling to live authentically.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Verb
With investor David Belhassen of Neo Investment Partners at her side and a mentor in company chairman Ralph Toledano, the business is now profitable at EBITDA level, with sales growing in the high double-digits.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Fracassa also served as a history teacher, baseball coach and mentor to thousands of students at Brother Rice.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
She’s credited for transforming the firm’s approach to design and mentoring a new generation of talent.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Pic tells the story of a dancer (Kyle Toy) returning home to care for his estranged father (Tzi Ma) with terminal cancer and finding redemption, healing, and purpose by mentoring a diverse community dance class – including a transgender teen struggling to live authentically.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentor
Verb
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The museum guides visitors through Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, Islamic, and other global belief systems before culminating in the Buddhist 10 Courts of Hell.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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This discovery not only changes our understanding of lunar geology but could also guide future missions to regions where the moon’s surface is still active.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Unlike last week, Moore won’t be able to coach the team in practice.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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As has become tradition, the ads will reference trends and conversations in college football like the coaching hot seat, flag planting and quarterbacks sliding in the draft.—
Kristi Dosh,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Here’s what each royal inherited from Queen Elizabeth So, the King’s decision to meet with his youngest son doesn’t just put him in direct opposition to Prince William, but also one of his closest advisors.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Sep. 2025
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The four incumbents seeking reelection are LoanWorks owner Reynaldo Castillo; Realtor Elnaz Iraj, the board’s vice president; financial adviser AJ Johnson, LJVMA’s president; and The Cottage owner Jason Peaslee.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Mentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentor. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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