1
as in teaches
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
tutored me in Spanish
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2
as in guides
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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Verb
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When not plucking away at a keyboard, Madison teaches yoga and mountain bikes with her two Australian shepherds, Cholla and Poppy, through Missoula's Rattlesnake Wilderness.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026 -
McKeel teaches biology at Independence High School located on 10th Ave.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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If guilt pops up around spending, remember compassion guides wise choices.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2026
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Defender Addison Staats, a youth national team call-up, guides the back line while also adding six goals and nine assists.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Thousands of Los Angeles Unified teachers, staff and administrators rallied Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles as union leaders moved towards a strike, escalating pressure on the district after nearly a year of contract negotiations.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Talarico campaign cited data indicating that the vast majority of its revenue has come from donations under $100 and that teachers are the most common occupation among its donors.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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The seat belonging to David Ko sat empty once again during the March 10 school board meeting of Niles Township High School District 219, which educates students in Skokie, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove and Niles.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Vic Schaefer coaches up top-10 rankings in offensive and defensive rating.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Just the simple stuff that coaches trust early, finish a play, make the right cut, compete defensively and be ready when the ball finds him.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Others could be covered by substitutes, including other NYU faculty and outside instructors.—
Naomi Ruchim,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Creative writing instructors have used techniques for decades to encourage out-of-the-box thinking.—
Gayle Rogers,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The same can’t be said for Pidgeon, a waifish Michigan native who attended two prestigious drama schools back-to-back—Interlochen Arts Academy and Carnegie Mellon—and was cast in the Amazon Prime series The Wilds straight out of school.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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Sales of the $6 tickets will be used to fund performances for students at Title I schools.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
30 Nov. 2025
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The man gets his exiled nephew a job on Wall Street and mentors him.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
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That includes Susan Brennan, a former director of the program and a cognitive scientist at Stony Brook University, who mentors applicants throughout the state of New York.—
Jonathan Wosen,
STAT,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Tutors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tutors. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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