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to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
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Recent Examples of mentored
Goldschmied created approximately 60 brands during his career and mentored many successful industry insiders including Renzo Rosso, Claudio Buziol, Katharine Hamnett, and Enzo Fusco.
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Maria Cristina Pavarini, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
The ambition is to make an AI feature film, perhaps even with Boyle, who mentored the Black Mirror-style YouTube anthology series Beyond the Loop (Season 2 is coming in 2026).
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Her mission - to ensure Asian American women are seen, heard, and mentored.
—Sharon Chin, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Jerry Brown and Gray Davis and mentored other women in politics.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Mullin, who has no prior federal-law-enforcement experience, is being mentored by Homan, a former acting director of ICE, who started working for the federal government in 1984.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Their son, Edward Juul Rød-Larsen, whom Epstein had mentored and left $5 million to in his will, died by suicide in April.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Geoff Canada, president of Harlem Children’s Zone, has known Bessent for 30 years and said the treasury secretary has mentored one of the program’s scholars for more than a decade.
—Fatima Hussein, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Geoff Canada, president of Harlem Children’s Zone, has known Bessent for 30 years and said the treasury secretary has mentored one of the program's scholars for more than a decade.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Maria Cristina Pavarini, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
The ambition is to make an AI feature film, perhaps even with Boyle, who mentored the Black Mirror-style YouTube anthology series Beyond the Loop (Season 2 is coming in 2026).
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Her mission - to ensure Asian American women are seen, heard, and mentored.
—Sharon Chin, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Jerry Brown and Gray Davis and mentored other women in politics.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Mullin, who has no prior federal-law-enforcement experience, is being mentored by Homan, a former acting director of ICE, who started working for the federal government in 1984.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Their son, Edward Juul Rød-Larsen, whom Epstein had mentored and left $5 million to in his will, died by suicide in April.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Geoff Canada, president of Harlem Children’s Zone, has known Bessent for 30 years and said the treasury secretary has mentored one of the program’s scholars for more than a decade.
—Fatima Hussein, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Geoff Canada, president of Harlem Children’s Zone, has known Bessent for 30 years and said the treasury secretary has mentored one of the program's scholars for more than a decade.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentored
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Rodgers, 42, guided the Steelers to an AFC North title last year, throwing for 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions.—
Will Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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After purchasing tickets, I was guided upstairs to the theater.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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But Milan go to Genoa next, a team coached by De Rossi, a Roma icon.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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In three seasons, Nurse has coached the Sixers to a 116-130 record and two playoff appearances.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.—
Sydney Sasser,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Aug. 2025
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Her first year in New Haven, Heidi tutored students on weekends to pay her parents back.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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Bianchi expressed gratitude for Hall, who tutored him in the summer ahead of Bianchi’s junior year to get his grades up from missing the last term of school as a sophomore.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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This time, in addition to his other duties, he was called upon to act as a master of ceremonies in the days when the screen was accompanied by a stage and an emcee to provide some comic relief.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2026
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Musk accompanied Trump on his visit to China this week, along with several other top CEOs, and the billionaire recently made some political contributions to Republicans ahead of the midterms elections in November.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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“Mentored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentored. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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