as in advisor
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as in to guide
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
we're looking for volunteers to mentor students in the theater arts
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Recent Examples of mentor
Daniela Avila, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The pair will serve as mentors for contestants, with Crow joining coaches Kelsea Ballerini and Michael Bublé and Rimes working alongside John Legend and Adam Levine.
—Peter White, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2025
Was any of the mentoring emotional for you? Ashanti: Absolutely.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
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Noun
On Monday, April 14, the NBC singing competition show announced that LeAnn Rimes and Sheryl Crow are joining the show as this season's mega mentors.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The pair will serve as mentors for contestants, with Crow joining coaches Kelsea Ballerini and Michael Bublé and Rimes working alongside John Legend and Adam Levine.
—Peter White, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
Crow will work with the singers on Kelsea Ballerini’s and Michael Bublé’s teams, while Rimes will mentor the remaining artists for John Legend’s and Adam Levine’s squads.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2025
Was any of the mentoring emotional for you? Ashanti: Absolutely.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentor
Verb
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Instead, build structures that invite real debate, define guiding principles that hold the team together and recommit regularly to the messy, human work of listening and aligning.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Dugan is accused of guiding the defendant and his attorney out of a side door to a hallway leading to a public area on the same floor, according to authorities.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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For all of the optimism generated this offseason, the team assembled by Schoen and coached by Brian Daboll went 3-14 last season.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Maureen Maher: And to the allegation from the Jason side of the family that they were coached by Molly?—
Maureen Maher,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2025
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He was corrected by former White House senior adviser Mike Donilon, who is currently a spring resident fellow at IOP and worked on Biden's reelection campaign.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and White House Faith Office senior adviser Paula White will also attend.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Mentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentor. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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