1
as in to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
tutored me in Spanish
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2
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
Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
Pairing him with defensive line coach Jason Taylor, who just tutored the best edge rusher duo in the country, should only help Wilson expand his repertoire and strengthen his case as a potential first-round pick.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Don Sweeney
april 27, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The suspect was identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, a tutor and amateur video game developer from Torrance, California.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Bianchi expressed gratitude for Hall, who tutored him in the summer ahead of Bianchi’s junior year to get his grades up from missing the last term of school as a sophomore.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
Pairing him with defensive line coach Jason Taylor, who just tutored the best edge rusher duo in the country, should only help Wilson expand his repertoire and strengthen his case as a potential first-round pick.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
Allen works as a tutor and an independent video game developer.
—Don Sweeney
april 27, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The suspect was identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, a tutor and amateur video game developer from Torrance, California.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tutor
Verb
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Hancock said Davis’ musical lesson even taught him about life itself.—
Steven D. Reske,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Few universities teach it, and advisers, lenders, accountants, and lawyers rarely have expertise in it.—
Matt Helmer,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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Customers are guided through products with a sommelier-style approach emphasizing education, personalization, and safe use.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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District Chancellor Mojdeh Mehdizadeh and County Counsel Thomas Geiger deserve credit for clearly noting in the official voter information guide that property owners are still paying taxes for the district’s prior bond measures.—
East Bay Times editorial,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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My task is to read their unpublished, often unfinished writing—less as a teacher or as an editor than as a cheerfully unlicensed therapist.—
David O’Neill,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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An imam said teachers, students and other school staff members who were at the mosque are safe.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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Several teachers on the staff have been a part of Ocean Week since its origins in 1993 including Halboth, Linda Tan and Christi Walter—all three are retiring this spring after giving 35 years of educating Rancho Santa Fe students.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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The bigger issue is that the NAACP is asking elite athletes to make college decisions based on state-level politics, not coaching staffs, playing time, development, NIL opportunity, facilities, education, relationships or NFL preparation.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Despite Caldwell’s departure, Canales said the longtime assistant coach was an important sounding board for him during his first two years at the top of coaching totem pole.—
Mike Kaye
May 19,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
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The group included instructor Gianluca Benedetti; Monica Montefalcone, an associate professor of ecology at the University of Genoa; her daughter Giorgia Sommacal; marine biologist Federico Gualtieri; and researcher Muriel Oddenino.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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Culinary instructor Kaylie Kotecki said part of the pizza challenge is research, and students do this by going on the Wise Guys website and seeing what’s on the menu, what different items are called and the common ingredients the restaurant already uses.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 May 2026
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Terrance Hollingsworth, who attended Triton from 1992-95, had a career in financial services, advising on deals, supporting initial public offerings and mentoring youth in financial literacy.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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To her credit, Parish, who died in 1994, also mentored a legion of interior designers like Bunny Williams, David Kleinberg, David Easton, Mark Hampton, Brian McCarthy and Mariette Himes Gomez.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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“Tutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tutor. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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