1
as in to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
tutored me in Spanish
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as in to guide
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
bought a video series designed to tutor a person in the fine art of decorating cakes
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Mattammal, a Republican who works as the director of a tutoring company and recently wrote a book outlining his educational policy goals, asked why the CSBA had snubbed him on the invite.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
Her guiding rule has given her a good life with her teenaged daughter, a job as a philosophy tutor, and a coven of friends.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
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Maybe Yessenia could start a homework club, tutoring local kids.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Mattammal, a Republican who works as the director of a tutoring company and recently wrote a book outlining his educational policy goals, asked why the CSBA had snubbed him on the invite.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Noun
She was also involved in school activities, serving as a peer tutor, a member of the National Honor Society and the president of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
Her guiding rule has given her a good life with her teenaged daughter, a job as a philosophy tutor, and a coven of friends.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tutor
Verb
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The TikTok guy will even teach you how to use the tools required for the job.—
Nolan Finley The Detroit News,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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From training the first service dog to beautifying a scenic jewel to teaching at-risk kids to save and invest money, our Icon winners are making a difference.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Several Venezuela residents told TIME that the fear of what might be discovered on their phone at a checkpoint has guided their behavior in the days since Maduro's ouster.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Since launch, mission teams have guided the observatory steadily toward L1.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Nineteen students and two teachers died in the shooting nearly four years ago, with police officers waiting 77 minutes to confront the gunman as he was holed up inside a double classroom with students and teachers.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Professional ballroom dance teachers Bill and Beth Davenport will teach CHA CHA basics at this fun event.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Remittance transfer providers have to make some decisions about what transfers to consider taxable, how to survive internal audit, and how to educate their customers.—
Carrie Brandon Elliot,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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According to Ilko, many landscapers do not yet know about the Zone Zero requirements and his HOA has started educating them when plans are submitted for approval.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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Stefanski immediately became a hot head coaching candidate in the league.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Fans stormed the court and jumped up and down in celebration on a night when the Bruins honored John Wooden, the Indiana native and Purdue alumnus who coached them to a record 10 national championships.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Beleaguered professors, who are largely poorly paid adjunct instructors at this point, will now have to not just contend with essay mills and good old-fashioned cut-and-paste plagiarism, but also the undetectable autograph of the robotic hand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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The mass exodus of Baby Boomers, coupled with widespread instructor burnout, are just two significant reasons Morris cites for the profound classroom shift.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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David dreams that Hale will mentor him and goes so far as to tell people that Hale is his mentor.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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He was also asked to mentor fourth-round pick Lathan Ransom.—
Mike Kaye
January 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Tutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tutor. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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