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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
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Holland brought them home after school and tutored them.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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Young guided the offense on a touchdown-scoring drive to begin the matchup, but his effectiveness waned as the Patriots piled on points.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
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Yurachek said a national search would begin immediately and Petrino, who guided Arkansas to a 34-17 record from 2008-11, would be included in the search.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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Critics say visa could hurt Chinese job seekers The visa has also attracted criticism from within China, where many young adults have for years faced poor employment prospects despite often being highly educated in STEM fields.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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But many dissidents felt profoundly ambivalent toward a society that, despite having become better educated and more urbanized, was also more dependent than ever on the state.—
Benjamin Nathans
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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The first time Sean Payton and Vic Fangio coached in an NFL game against each other came in 1999.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Then again, there were swaths of the season when the Giants did not look the part of a prepared or well-coached team.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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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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For comparison, a Christopher Newport University poll conducted September 8—14 had Spanberger up by 12 points, 52—40 percent, while Pulse Decision Science from September 3—5 showed a narrower five-point lead, 48—43 percent.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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In addition to the private-sector job losses, the latest (and last-for-now) release from the BLS showed that the US labor market activity has grown increasingly stagnant.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Vince spoke on how his game centered around his competition wins and being able to do successful damage control.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
29 Sep. 2025
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With Nvidia’s backing, OpenAI and Coreweave have been able to borrow at rates closer to what Microsoft or Google might pay.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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The track is accompanied by a summery music video shot in Ibiza, Puerto Rico and Miami, which captures a fun atmosphere of friendship and camaraderie.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
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Columbus Much of Ohio will have sunny weekend days accompanied by cooler, fall-like evenings for the first weekend after the autumnal equinox.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Tutored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tutored. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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