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as in educated
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
tutored me in Spanish
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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
Ashley Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Dixon has coached and tutored and fed and housed him.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Jason Sen Li, the head chef at the latter restaurant, created Tancho’s menu and tutored its current chef, Jeffrey Chen, who adds his own creative flair to the dishes.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Vedam earned several degrees behind bars, tutored hundreds of fellow inmates and went nearly half a century with just a single infraction, involving rice brought in from the outside.
—Maryclaire Dale, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
From being tutored by Tallas to now working with him to develop the Panthers’ goaltenders of the future, Luongo has a great reference point to Tallas’ strengths as a coach.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Holland brought them home after school and tutored them.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
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Setting a story in a public high school when she herself had only been homeschooled and tutored on set, for example, was a challenge.
—Ashley Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Dixon has coached and tutored and fed and housed him.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Jason Sen Li, the head chef at the latter restaurant, created Tancho’s menu and tutored its current chef, Jeffrey Chen, who adds his own creative flair to the dishes.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Vedam earned several degrees behind bars, tutored hundreds of fellow inmates and went nearly half a century with just a single infraction, involving rice brought in from the outside.
—Maryclaire Dale, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
From being tutored by Tallas to now working with him to develop the Panthers’ goaltenders of the future, Luongo has a great reference point to Tallas’ strengths as a coach.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Holland brought them home after school and tutored them.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tutored
Verb
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The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.—
Sydney Sasser,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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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
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From that day forward, faith guided him.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The by-hand ethos covers all the furniture and furnishings, created by local artisans guided by international designers to create contemporary versions of traditional objects.—
Jennifer Flowers,
AFAR Media,
30 Jan. 2026
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Oasis Tutoring is just one component of the national Oasis program, which connects trained volunteers, typically aged 50-plus, with students needing help across the Ramona Unified School District.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Katharine was enrolled at the Misses Raysons’ School for girls on West 75th Street, a private school that educated its students all the way through high school.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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Many are wealthier and more educated than longstanding Idaho residents, Lyons said.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Jan. 2026
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McCarthy coached the Packers to a 125-77-2 record from 2006-18.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The National team will be coached by a mostly Philadelphia Eagles staff led by senior defensive assistant Clint Hurtt.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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The snow will be accompanied by extreme cold, including wind chills below zero, the National Weather Service says.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2026
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The result is wasted energy, excess heat, and diminishing returns on efficiency improvements that once accompanied each generation of smaller transistors.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Washington Wizards and the Charlotte Hornets were able to move their game up by six hours on Saturday and get it in ahead of the storm.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Smith said a model incorporating all trade union concerns works at Fullstack Modular in Carson, for example, where workers benefit from, among other things, being able to work at one location rather than ever-changing construction sites.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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