as in advisor
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to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
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Recent Examples of mentor
Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Still, the movie bounced back on Thursday, earning a lead-actor Oscar nomination for Stan’s Trump and a supporting-actor one for Jeremy Strong as his mentor, the lawyer and fixer Roy Cohn.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Vincent Frank, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
She’s been in the underclassman mentoring program for several years.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Resurrection Project works with 14 other schools in Back of The Yards and Pilsen that serve a predominantly Latino population under the organization’s parent mentor program, which recruits and trains parents to become classroom assistants.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Still, the movie bounced back on Thursday, earning a lead-actor Oscar nomination for Stan’s Trump and a supporting-actor one for Jeremy Strong as his mentor, the lawyer and fixer Roy Cohn.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
That is to say, adding a short-term answer to mentor a future franchise signal caller.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
She’s been in the underclassman mentoring program for several years.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentor
Verb
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Schools, policymakers and advocacy groups may use this data to guide future conversations on gender inclusivity, curriculum development and youth mental health services.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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An air traffic controller sought to guide the helicopter around the incoming plane.—
Chris Kenning,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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The two took pride in coaching their son, Maxim Naumov, who placed fourth at the U.S. national championships in Wichita on Sunday.—
Chris Kenning,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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He was coached by Kalle Strid and Mikael Olofsson of the NOVA Vikings.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2025
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Roth worked for the FCC during the first Trump administration as a legal adviser in the Wireline Competition Bureau, and later a wireline adviser for Republican FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
4 Feb. 2025
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His national security adviser, Michael Waltz, had pushed back earlier on Tuesday on a suggestion that Trump would try to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Mentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentor. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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