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
Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Nia Sioux writes in her new memoir that Abby Lee Miller offered her music mentor, Aubrey O'Day, $10,000 not to work with her.
—Tanisha Bhat, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Howard owns a delivery service, D&B Limited and founded a youth mentoring program and nonprofit.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The gang’s mentor and mother figure Dina (Close) has kept her romantic spirit despite her work, but struggles with the declining health of her husband, Doug (Ed O’Neill).
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Nia Sioux writes in her new memoir that Abby Lee Miller offered her music mentor, Aubrey O'Day, $10,000 not to work with her.
—Tanisha Bhat, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
Esteemed Boston journalists, from Charles Pierce, Gerry Callahan, Tony Massarotti, and Mike Felger, to name a few, were all mentored by Bob Sales.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Howard owns a delivery service, D&B Limited and founded a youth mentoring program and nonprofit.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentor
Noun
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Schlegel, a travel adviser from Arlington, Virginia, has told clients to not panic, to monitor their flights and to arrive at the airport early.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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Just ahead of kickoff, ESPN's Jordan Reid reported that New York Jets GM Darren Mougey and senior football advisor, Rick Spielman, are both in attendance for the Indiana-Penn State matchup.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Mike Vrabel has breathed life into the New England Patriots, guiding them to a 7-2 start while riding a six-game winning streak despite fielding a roster that still has its fair share of deficiencies.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Paul was a fierce advocate for diversity and inclusion and guided the league through the challenges of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Dozens of Tarrant County College faculty members have been ordered to pay back portions of their salaries, with college administrators saying the teachers did not meet their contractual obligations.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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His educator license remains active, according to Indiana's teacher licensure database.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Mascherano knew how high Silvetti’s potential was even before becoming Inter Miami’s coach, having coached him on the Argentine U20 team.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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His work amid the injury woes could make a case for a postseason assistant coach of the year award, and Kyle Shanahan has an argument for the head coaching version of the honor given the 49ers’ success despite losing so many players.—
Pueng Vongs,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Having no cool aunt of my own and no elder sisters, just teenage babysitters and camp counselors (each with their own unique but tenuous grasp on anatomy and reproductive science), the book felt warm, inviting, and—perhaps most important to my terrified, bleeding, self—safe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Carol, who now works as a counselor after a career shift in her fifties, isn’t interested in trying to gloss up the factors that led to her creatively brilliant and warmhearted son’s death.—
Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Mentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentor. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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