Thesaurus results for TUTORS

tutors 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of tutor

as in teaches

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field tutored me in Spanish

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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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tutors

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noun

plural of tutor

as in teachers

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The campaign teaches the kiddos that mayors in purple tails and top hats are not always the big bads to the animal kingdom.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
Feeding bears teaches them to lose their natural fear of humans.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

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How a colonoscopy actually works A doctor guides a long, flexible tube with a tiny video camera through the colon.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Works on view like Ken Stanley’s Picbreeder (2008/2020), Primavera De Filippi’s Plantoid (2014), and Dryhurst and Herndon’s Attention Guild (2026) feature a participatory element that guides the development of each piece’s form over time.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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Fuller is nearly six months into the new position, created as Texas faces growing scrutiny over how school districts handle allegations involving teachers, coaches, and other school employees.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
During the day, these women work as teachers, painter-decorators, full-time carers.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

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Hawaii's Timmy Chang and Troy's Gerad Parker move up two spots from the bottom tier after bounceback seasons, and they are joined by six second-year head coaches new to the list.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
They will be joined by NBA player Amar’e Stoudemire, NBA coaches Doc Rivers and Mike D’Antoni, Gonzaga coach Mark Few and longtime NBA official Joey Crawford.

— Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of coaches

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The district has 12 instructors working toward obtaining their teaching licenses, the district said.

— Sofi Zeman August 19, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
In the career department, there’s a chef and a car saleswoman, along with several teachers, tech recruiters and fitness instructors.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of instructors

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Dean Fabrizio and James Teter, each hired in 2009, have been at their Class 6A schools the longest.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Baltimore County's Board of Education named the former Anne Arundel County schools Chief Operating Officer (COO) as its next superintendent, officials announced Monday.

— JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 June 2026

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Hal, a veteran of the Green Lantern Corps, begrudgingly mentors his new replacement while unraveling an alien mystery in rural Nebraska.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026
Lee has spoken in depth about playing Iroh, who helps Aang and eventually mentors his nephew Zuko.

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026

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