as in teaching
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
a governess overseeing the tutelage of the family's children
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Recent Examples of tutelage
The belief is that whoever is brought in can flourish under Howe’s tutelage, but that may take time.
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Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Behind Fernandez’s obsessive hitting tutelage, a young Bruins roster delivers national-best RBIs and on-base percentage.
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Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Those pitches have gotten better under the tutelage of Royals senior director of pitching performance Paul Gibson.
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Jaylon Thompson
may 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
English men and women reading the book about the Algonquians, on the other hand, saw them as a people who would, under the right tutelage, adopt English-style culture – including Protestant Christianity.
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Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
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Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Behind Fernandez’s obsessive hitting tutelage, a young Bruins roster delivers national-best RBIs and on-base percentage.
—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Those pitches have gotten better under the tutelage of Royals senior director of pitching performance Paul Gibson.
—
Jaylon Thompson
may 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
English men and women reading the book about the Algonquians, on the other hand, saw them as a people who would, under the right tutelage, adopt English-style culture – including Protestant Christianity.
—
Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tutelage
Noun
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New voices, new philosophies, new ways of teaching and new sets of data to parse through.
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At the same meeting, the school board will take up a vote to rewrite the state’s social studies curriculum, focusing more on Texas and US history and deemphasizing some teachings about global history and cultures.
Noun
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Directing a nonprofit leader toward entrepreneurship education and skills development could reasonably be argued to support an organization's broader operational mission.
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The values imparted to me throughout my public school education — equal opportunity, impartial justice, respect for expertise, basic honesty — have been abandoned by a new breed of politician that has turned governance itself into a blood sport.
Noun
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Antetokounmpo’s preferences might also reflect proximity to friends and family, quality of schooling, cultural interests and weather.
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Last year, the San Francisco Fed took a crack at it, saying men were both pulled out of the labor force because of schooling or caretaking duties and pushed out due to a mismatch in skills or a disability.
Noun
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Follow evacuation instructions without delay.
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Supporters argued Judeo-Christian traditions are fundamental to the nation's founding and should be reflected in classroom instruction.
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“Tutelage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tutelage. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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