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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
Verb
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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In tandem with the spring wildflowers, there are typically guided birding excursions and talks on Shenandoah National Park’s spring ecosystems.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026
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Riley guided the Lakers from 1981 to 1990 as part of his Hall of Fame coaching career, with championships in 1982, ’85, ’87 and ’88.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
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The practice was particularly used by patrolling troops during World War II, according to Smith, who has educated himself in the sport’s long history.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Studies show that collegiate faculty often identify as left-leaning, reflecting the typical politics of the college-educated.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
18 Feb. 2026
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The two later coached together with the Falcons and Saints.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Murphy has been one of the most successful coaches in the state and has coached at Carroll since 2005 and was inducted into the Carroll ISD Athletic Hall of Honor in 2017.—
Greg Riddle,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 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
Verb
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Shittu was accompanied to the club by his younger brother, Fawaz Shittu, to celebrate a friend’s birthday a day before their mother was due to arrive for a visit from their native Nigeria.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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While choice is strictly limited—two starters, two mains, cheese or dessert—the produce is exceptional, from juicy scallops to John Dory cooked with tangy sorrel and crunchy samphire, sea asparagus, accompanied by a seasonal pumpkin purée.—
John Brunton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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His turbulent life in the spotlight Jackson was able to build the kind of stable family life that was denied to him as a kid.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Rudolph had not received any help from the fund at that time, but Frenkel said the synagogue was able to give her a $10,000 grant to help fix her home.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Tutored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tutored. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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