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adjective

as in taught

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verb

past tense of tutor
1
as in educated
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field tutored me in Spanish

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2
as in guided
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 tutored
Verb
Washington’s young starters were tutored by Griffin, a crafty All-Star. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 That’s expected to be the philosophy of O’Leary, who tutored his Western Michigan players by showing them tapes of the Chargers. — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 The two worked with the nonprofit Saluda Community Table and Robert tutored children at a local school and volunteered at the Western North Carolina Air Museum, the obituary reports. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026 Cole tutored with Casa de Amistad from 2022 through 2025, the news release stated. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026 She’s being raised in upper crust Gilead society, tutored in a private girls’ school led by Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) for a potential prosperous husband, specifically one in the upper ranks of the military. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 May 2026 Her first year in New Haven, Heidi tutored students on weekends to pay her parents back. — Nicholas Dawidoff, New Yorker, 10 May 2026 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 Still in her twenties, Morisot was a respected painter, best known for her landscapes, and had been tutored by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, the influential Barbizon school painter of fluttery fields and woodlands. — Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tutored
  1. trained
  2. taught
  3. guided
  4. schooled
  5. educated
  6. coached
  7. able
  8. accompanied
Adjective
  • Hundreds of millions of people are using its generative AI tools each week, so people are beginning to tap into the power of these generative pre-trained transformers (GPT) and large language models (LLMs).
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Even trained and experienced guides may violate emotional or interpersonal boundaries of participants, who are in vulnerable and suggestible states brought on by the effects of the drugs themselves.
    — Erica Rex, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of trained
Verb
  • The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.
    — Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of taught
Verb
  • In my experience, young talent in their late twenties and early thirties want to be guided and held responsible for meaningful work, not managed at every turn.
    — M. Todd Abner, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Growing up in a very pro-Israel home guided me toward dedicating my life to educating kids and adults about Israel and the importance of supporting its various institutions.
    — Roni Raab, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of guided
Adjective
  • But, as Mitski well recognizes — and was obviously able to convince management and booking — the 8,000 or so mostly young people who were able to attend over the course of a week won’t likely ever forget being this thoroughly schooled.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The girl was from New Jersey, where parents are not required to inform the government of their intent to home-school a child and where a lack of state oversight means many children go un-schooled.
    — Eleanor Sobel, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Definition of schooled
Verb
  • This is, of course, a significant departure from Tony Blair’s aim of creating a modern workforce that was largely university-educated.
    — Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Parents who themselves are college-educated are the most likely to expect to spend more on items for after-school activities, about $503 on average, compared to $207 among parents without college degrees.
    — Emily Guskin, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of educated
Verb
  • His father coached women’s tennis for Georgia for nearly four decades.
    — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In the wake of Vermeil’s first retirement from the game, Stiles coached on two Super Bowl winners as part of Bill Walsh’s San Francisco 49ers staff — a development that later added all the more to his credibility with Vermeil.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of coached
Adjective
  • With no Republican challenger, Rogers was able to devote much of the primary campaign to preparing for the fall general election.
    — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Members who link their accounts for the first time will be able to earn miles for their first 12 months before the flight requirement takes effect.
    — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of able
Verb
  • The 130 units sit adjacent to the MARTA Lindbergh Station and will be accompanied with 10,000 square feet of affordable commercial space.
    — Elijah Megginson, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • According to a statement from a spokesperson for Dart, the office in July received four letters that accompanied subpoenas for inmates, though three had already been released by the time they were received.
    — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of accompanied

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