as in to guide
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
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Recent Examples of mentor
Dan Albano, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Like his mentor, Apatow pushes a joke to get funnier until there is nowhere left to go.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Matt Parlow has spent much of his career at Chapman University mentoring students, guiding faculty and leading major initiatives in roles that ranged from law professor to law school dean to executive vice president and chief advancement officer.
—Melanie Marshall, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Gambrell, 41, considers San Clemente coach Jaime Ortiz a mentor.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Like his mentor, Apatow pushes a joke to get funnier until there is nowhere left to go.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
Jones provided those services to the youth mentoring group for its annual conferences between 2019 and 2024 under a different audiovisual company, American Electronic Entertainment, 100 Black Men of America confirmed.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Matt Parlow has spent much of his career at Chapman University mentoring students, guiding faculty and leading major initiatives in roles that ranged from law professor to law school dean to executive vice president and chief advancement officer.
—Melanie Marshall, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentor
Verb
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The museum guides visitors through Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, Islamic, and other global belief systems before culminating in the Buddhist 10 Courts of Hell.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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This discovery not only changes our understanding of lunar geology but could also guide future missions to regions where the moon’s surface is still active.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Unlike last week, Moore won’t be able to coach the team in practice.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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As has become tradition, the ads will reference trends and conversations in college football like the coaching hot seat, flag planting and quarterbacks sliding in the draft.—
Kristi Dosh,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Here’s what each royal inherited from Queen Elizabeth So, the King’s decision to meet with his youngest son doesn’t just put him in direct opposition to Prince William, but also one of his closest advisors.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Sep. 2025
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The four incumbents seeking reelection are LoanWorks owner Reynaldo Castillo; Realtor Elnaz Iraj, the board’s vice president; financial adviser AJ Johnson, LJVMA’s president; and The Cottage owner Jason Peaslee.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Mentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentor. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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