tutelage

noun

ˈtü-tə-lij How to pronounce tutelage (audio)
Definition of tutelagenext
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 And players that were criticized for underperforming, like Elliot Cadeau at UNC, were now most valuable players of the NCAA Tournament under Dusty May’s tutelage. — George Deeb, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Having convinced the wide player that coming under his tutelage is the right next step, following talks with Chelsea post-Rogers’ sale, Garnacho is set for a critical, arguably career-defining, 12 months. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026 His mother, Paula (Naomie Harris), is a drug addict and Little falls under the tutelage of a drug kingpin named Juan (Mahershala Ali) and his girlfriend, Teresa (Janelle Monáe). — David Faris, TheWeek, 17 July 2026 Earning a spot in the Warriors’ regular season rotation is a long shot, but Olbrich is a prime candidate to join the Santa Cruz G League team and develop under the tutelage of that arm of the Golden State organization. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tutelage
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  1. teaching
  2. education
  3. schooling
  4. instruction
Noun
  • After four decades of teaching, advising and research, my salary is barely half of that.
    — Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The measure effectively cut off government funding for shrines and removed Shinto practices and teachings from public institutions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of teaching
Noun
  • The federal law generally prohibits schools that receive federal education funding from disclosing personally identifiable information from a student's education records without a parent's or guardian's consent, except in limited circumstances.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Democrats say the flip indicates voters want education to move on from political fights over social issues, while conservatives point to their wins.
    — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of education
Noun
  • Kirsten described disputes over parenting time, medical expenses, schooling and religious decisions involving Bridegan’s twins.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • After five years of harsh restrictions by the Taliban regime, fathers, mothers, and daughters across Afghanistan hold fast to the vision of unlocking independent inquiry and thinking through schooling.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of schooling
Noun
  • So, there was no real risk that a court AI system might confuse any of Elliott’s prompts as instructions from the court directing an AI model on how to read Elliott’s filings.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Two of his landmark papers, published in 2025 and 2026 in Science, point to a radical redistribution of the cells that make up the body as mammals age, and describe some of the epigenomic instructions that guide this process.
    — Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of instruction

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