as in advisor
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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
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025
Back in Connecticut, Charles is by far the most experienced player on the roster and will need to be a mentor for the team’s young contributors.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2025
Was any of the mentoring emotional for you? Ashanti: Absolutely.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Previously, Lithgow spoke out to assuage concern from fans of the Harry Potter franchise about his capability at portraying the beloved professor/mentor character in the wizarding world.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025
Back in Connecticut, Charles is by far the most experienced player on the roster and will need to be a mentor for the team’s young contributors.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
Crow will work with the singers on Kelsea Ballerini’s and Michael Bublé’s teams, while Rimes will mentor the remaining artists for John Legend’s and Adam Levine’s squads.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2025
Was any of the mentoring emotional for you? Ashanti: Absolutely.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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Instead, build structures that invite real debate, define guiding principles that hold the team together and recommit regularly to the messy, human work of listening and aligning.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Reportedly Wants to Defund the National Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth By Abby Monteil Venus re-enters Aries on April 30: Love can be a guiding ethos.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For all of the optimism generated this offseason, the team assembled by Schoen and coached by Brian Daboll went 3-14 last season.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Initially, Charon balanced both types of coaching through one-on-one sessions, leveraging Instagram, email marketing, and a podcast to reach potential clients.—
Alejandra Rojas,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His former White House political adviser Steve Bannon appeared to coin the idea during Trump's first term.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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But fundamentally, Elon is going to remain a friend and an adviser of both me and the president.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Mentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentor. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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