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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as in teacher
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Recent Examples of tutor
Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Sep. 2025
That support can include placement in a summer learning program, placement with a high-impact tutor, ongoing progress monitoring and small-group instruction.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025
Julia Moore, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Holland brought them home after school and tutored them.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Kaylee Herndon, Smyrna High School Kaylee is an office aide, peer tutor and student body president.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Sep. 2025
That support can include placement in a summer learning program, placement with a high-impact tutor, ongoing progress monitoring and small-group instruction.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
In The Deal, an unlikely romance unfolds for music major Hannah and hockey star Garrett, after Hannah agrees to tutor Garrett in exchange for a pretend date.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Holland brought them home after school and tutored them.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tutor
Verb
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Michael Meredith, an avid duck hunter, will teach basic calling techniques.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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Antipsychotic medications can reduce hallucinations and delusions, while therapies and rehabilitations can address specific concerns, like teaching cognitive techniques or enhancing social skills to interact with others.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Over the past two decades, the ordinances guiding the Office of the Independent Monitor (OIM) have been revised multiple times to strengthen its capacity to serve the public effectively.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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Of course, the expert teachers of the school were happy to guide women back to a true feminine balance.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Swinnen’s wife, a teacher, worked with Lammens and other academy players at Brugge on their academic studies.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Radio and television were alleged to have similar effects on the patience of their listeners and viewers, respectively, and this led teachers to say that their students could no longer sit through lectures.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The participants were also generally well-educated and came from multiple study sites.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Part of the answer, Arena acknowledged, comes from coaching.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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This one must have hurt for Titans fans, seeing their former head coach, sporting his familiar navy blue vest on the opposing sideline, coaching his new team in a blowout win while their own team still looks aimless.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Choose annual or monthly plan World-class instructors.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Oct. 2025
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Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nkrumah mentored Tom Mboya, a leader of Kenya’s independence movement.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Brown, who fronts the Zac Brown Band, will mentor the contestants on teams coached by Michael Bublé and Snoop Dogg.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Tutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tutor. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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