as in teaching
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
found his calling in the tutoring of children with special educational needs
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as in educating
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
tutored me in Spanish
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as in guiding
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 tutoring
Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
Decline, and the money flows to other states, taking tens of millions in tutoring and academic support with it.
—Shlomo Soroka, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Hauling in $90 per donation, the 18-year-old San Diego State University student also took on tutoring and a part time gig during school breaks to try to pony up enough paper for the tickets.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Hauling in $90 per donation, the 18-year-old San Diego State University student also took on tutoring and a part-time gig during school breaks to try to pony up enough paper for the tickets.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2026
Qualified expenses include tuition for nonpublic schools, tutoring, assessments and transportation.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
The learning hub at the bridge and Kidcelerate offer services to dozens of children in the community, including food, recreation, emotional support, after-school tutoring, and even summer camps.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Statewide, there are around 1,745 private schools approved to participate, along with around 150 tutoring providers, 150 therapy providers and dozens of vendors, offering enrichment, curriculum, classes, supplies and assessments paid for with TEFA money.
—Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
Funds can also be used on private tutoring, certain therapies, transportation, technology and private school meals.
—Elizabeth Sander, Houston Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2026
Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Notre Dame’s model, called Tutor-ND, expands tutoring access by building capacity in schools and community organizations with its training.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
But these are not tutoring gigs or customer service roles.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
And at Sierra Canyon School, the administration has formed a partnership with AI education platform edYOU, which provides students with personalized chatbot avatars that can help them with everything from tutoring to tracking their coursework.
—Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
Over the years, Byrd studied under Terry Riley, Steve Reich, and eventually John Cage, the latter of whom spent additional time tutoring him in New York City.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 Dec. 2025
Maybe Yessenia could start a homework club, tutoring local kids.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Mattammal, a Republican who works as the director of a tutoring company and recently wrote a book outlining his educational policy goals, asked why the CSBA had snubbed him on the invite.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 24 Nov. 2025
His eldest son—William, of course, though he is not immediately identified as such—defrays his father’s debts by tutoring Agnes’s younger brothers in Latin, an arrangement that begets many reversals of fortune.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
Noun
The permissible purposes for a 529 have recently expanded to allow up to $20,000 annually per beneficiary for K-12 tuition, tutoring, special needs therapies, nondegree credentialing programs and, sometimes, rollovers to Roth IRAs.
—Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
Decline, and the money flows to other states, taking tens of millions in tutoring and academic support with it.
—Shlomo Soroka, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Hauling in $90 per donation, the 18-year-old San Diego State University student also took on tutoring and a part time gig during school breaks to try to pony up enough paper for the tickets.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Hauling in $90 per donation, the 18-year-old San Diego State University student also took on tutoring and a part-time gig during school breaks to try to pony up enough paper for the tickets.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2026
Qualified expenses include tuition for nonpublic schools, tutoring, assessments and transportation.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
The learning hub at the bridge and Kidcelerate offer services to dozens of children in the community, including food, recreation, emotional support, after-school tutoring, and even summer camps.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Statewide, there are around 1,745 private schools approved to participate, along with around 150 tutoring providers, 150 therapy providers and dozens of vendors, offering enrichment, curriculum, classes, supplies and assessments paid for with TEFA money.
—Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
Funds can also be used on private tutoring, certain therapies, transportation, technology and private school meals.
—Elizabeth Sander, Houston Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2026
Verb
Consequently, tutoring companies and educational startups will face increasing pressure to collaborate with major AI platforms or risk obsolescence in the test-prep domain.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Notre Dame’s model, called Tutor-ND, expands tutoring access by building capacity in schools and community organizations with its training.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
But these are not tutoring gigs or customer service roles.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
And at Sierra Canyon School, the administration has formed a partnership with AI education platform edYOU, which provides students with personalized chatbot avatars that can help them with everything from tutoring to tracking their coursework.
—Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
Over the years, Byrd studied under Terry Riley, Steve Reich, and eventually John Cage, the latter of whom spent additional time tutoring him in New York City.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 Dec. 2025
Maybe Yessenia could start a homework club, tutoring local kids.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Mattammal, a Republican who works as the director of a tutoring company and recently wrote a book outlining his educational policy goals, asked why the CSBA had snubbed him on the invite.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 24 Nov. 2025
His eldest son—William, of course, though he is not immediately identified as such—defrays his father’s debts by tutoring Agnes’s younger brothers in Latin, an arrangement that begets many reversals of fortune.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tutoring
Noun
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That can mean anything from learning an instrument, to teaching, to volunteering, to taking a part-time job or joining a line-dancing group.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The rewards of teaching are echoed by Jonny Albert, who just started at AWO helping to teach the social dance class, and by Meadow Smith, who’s been teaching dance there for five years.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Rebecca Gibbs, a Dallas resident and leading member of the alliance, said the group has focused on educating residents and asking them to write letters to Oncor, the PUCT, and officials.—
Lana Ferguson,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Marrujo is now choosing to honor his son by educating parents of the risks with children riding motorized bikes.—
Gabriela Vidal,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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My guiding principle would be protecting American interests while avoiding unnecessary entanglements—making decisions grounded in facts, realism, and a clear understanding of the regional, economic, and security implications involved.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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My guiding principle is not ideology, but outcomes — what works, what is fair and what measurably improves the quality of life for the people of Mecklenburg County.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Nurses may be categorized by their levels of education.—
Metro Creative Services,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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The authors of the October paper stress that coaches and players need more education about the possible hazards for carriers of the sick-cell trait.—
Roxanne Khamsi,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Flash forward to today, and Foley is coaching his son Ryan, who helped contribute to that win.—
Erik Anderson,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Fortson championed the growth of girls wrestling, which included coaching one of his own, Destiny Miles, to individual state championships in 2019 and 2020.—
Rick Kretzschmar,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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An education advocate, Jackson founded the PUSH/Excel program to motivate Black and impoverished students to achieve excellence through schooling.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Feb. 2026
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But when the remote schooling era of the pandemic ended, the education field should have taken it as an opportune moment to audit digital use in classrooms, said David Stein, president of Montgomery County Education Association, a local teachers’ union in Maryland.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
16 Feb. 2026
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Smith, who moved to South Dakota nearly five years ago after serving as a first responder in California, is earning his MBA in leadership and human resources at Augustana University while volunteering at the Juvenile Detention Center and mentoring with Lutheran Social Services.—
Angela George,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
19 Feb. 2026
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The connection did not stop Jackson from criticizing Obama or mentoring activists who challenged the first Black president’s administration.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Beerman will also offer replacement parts and instructions directly for repair if the user doesn’t want to send back the camera for repair and is able to do it themself.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026
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The retrial instructions to the jury indicate that Alkayyali also testified at the retrial.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Tutoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tutoring. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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