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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Recent Examples of tutor
Anna Heqimi, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
With his daughter, Lupel also tutored youngsters from the Cabrini-Green housing project before it was demolished.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Shishir Shakya, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
In June 2024, Los Angeles Unified’s superintendent promised the best AI tutor in the world but had to pull it from use weeks later.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Jo-Ann Staves would help with tutoring children, teaching them English and the alphabet.
—Anna Heqimi, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
With his daughter, Lupel also tutored youngsters from the Cabrini-Green housing project before it was demolished.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
Macro Buddy was designed to act like a tutor, not an answer machine.
—Shishir Shakya, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
In June 2024, Los Angeles Unified’s superintendent promised the best AI tutor in the world but had to pull it from use weeks later.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
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In conjunction with Hartman, assistant coach Jonathan Safir — Florida’s quintessential numbers guy in a building of numbers guys — leads the charge on teaching rebounding.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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An orphan born in 1893, Jones came to Minnesota at age 11 and taught himself engineering and mechanics.—
Reg Chapman,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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In Virginia’s legislature, patrons are responsible for introducing legislation and guiding it through the entire legislative process, including defending it on the floor if necessary.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
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Kennedy had fired all 17 original members of the ACIP, which is a committee of health experts that guides vaccine use for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, replacing them with members whom critics have called unqualified.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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Mike Coppola / Getty Images Theater teacher Carl Gonzalez taught Jordan as a junior and senior and has been at the school for 24 years.—
Vanessa Murdock,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Travis Barker has worked with them, and every song is a Blink 182-level, class clown anthem about hot teachers and not wanting to leave your bedroom.—
Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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Salon professionals can end up spending significant money on products and time educating clients, only to see little to no ROI in return.—
Kelley Swing,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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Manager Francisco Cervelli, who coached the Padres’ catchers in 2022, was also born in Venezuela.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Johnny Dawkins holds a 2-4 overall record against Mick Cronin, who previously coached at Cincinnati.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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Mehdi Razavi, 48, of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, and Arezou Soltani, 45, of North Vancouver, British Columbia, were arrested in suspicion of murdering a former university math instructor and critic of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, police in Canada said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Under a group of old oak trees, instructor Juanita Rivas-Raymer has led free and bilingual yoga classes since 2023.—
Nicole Macias Garibay,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Eligible director-producer or director-writer teams from over the world have been closely mentored and guided by experienced and awarded creatives while working on their series and developing a full pitch deck, SeriesMakers said Friday, releasing loglines to the projects.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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Coach Wes Moore, who was mentored by Summitt, has 879 career victories and trails only Connecticut's Geno Auriemma in wins among active coaches.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Tutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tutor. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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