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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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Recent Examples of tutor
Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 29 July 2025
Court documents say Wilson posed as a tutor in a Facebook group and communicated with an undercover detective posing as the girl’s guardian.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, public schools must provide services for students that are outlined in a unique plan created for them, but these therapies, tutoring services and accommodations can be expensive.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Verb
Photographers, tutors, graphic designers and even some types of content creation businesses are generally safe bets for sole proprietorships.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 29 July 2025
Court documents say Wilson posed as a tutor in a Facebook group and communicated with an undercover detective posing as the girl’s guardian.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
Noun
He was tutored by Eleazar Wheelock, founder of Dartmouth College.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, public schools must provide services for students that are outlined in a unique plan created for them, but these therapies, tutoring services and accommodations can be expensive.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tutor
Verb
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The museum’s young entrepreneur programs, a youth workforce development training teaching vital workforce skills, and art and STEM community engagement projects are also facing closure, according to McDaniels.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The stakes of the Smithsonian review are high, involving how history is preserved and taught and by whom.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Clinically, its approach begins with comprehensive lab testing and detailed symptom reviews to guide individualized prescriptions.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Parents can also use the document to guide how the property is used, such as laying out how many holiday weekends each child gets, who has the right to redecorate or whether the home can be rented out or used for weddings.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
23 Aug. 2025
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When Alabama enacted a new law keeping phones out of classrooms for the 2025-2026 school year, one teacher saw an instant change.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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This wasn’t something that he was taught to do; my father was his own teacher, and adapted to whatever was presented to him in the moment out of necessity.—
Rich Tabaka,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The general public must be educated about what to do in a disaster.—
Chloe Demrovsky,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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That is why Alliance for Secure AI continuously works towards educating the regulators.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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They are built from a combination of historical player data, machine learning, statistical models, matchup analysis, and contextual factors such as weather, depth chart changes, and coaching tendencies.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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College football head coaching legend Urban Meyer, making his opinion of Jim Harbaugh actions at Michigan very clear.—
Cecil Merkerson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Helmy, the more sensitive elder brother, has been out of regular work for three years; Erich, the younger brother, has been serving as a ski instructor at a resort hotel and performing as a gigolo to some of the wealthy older women who stay there.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
19 Aug. 2025
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Onlookers at the golf course rushed to aid the two passengers, a pilot and instructor, surveillance footage released by the golf course showed.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Then offer to mentor a few coworkers to do the same.—
Keith Ferrazzi,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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In the video above, Monreal reflects on her own origin (as a writer on ABC’s Brothers and Sisters), revisits her first time writing for Gibbs & Co., and opens up about being mentored by late NCIS showrunner Gary Glasberg.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Tutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tutor. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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