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tutelage

noun

ˈtü-tə-lij

Definition of tutelage

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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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

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So when her son, Reed, now 15, was diagnosed with dyslexia 10 years ago, Knopf went down a rabbit hole of literacy education.

— Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
The state discovered that reforms had to be beneficial to all, and so the political mission had to be implementing education and acculturation as a means of solidifying the nascent bourgeoisie.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of education

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

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