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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 mentored
Brady, who was mentored by All of Us Strangers director Andrew Haigh through the BFI Flare x BAFTA Cohort scheme, is also repped by Charlotte Knight of Knight Hall Agency in the UK.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Throughout her long history at the Sundance Institute, Satter worked with and mentored several of the Theatrical Film nominees, including Anderson, Chloé Zhao (who was in the same Sundance class), and Ryan Coogler.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Feb. 2026
The advantage would be that Disney executives were already being mentored by Iger, and had extensive contact with the company’s 15 board members, of which Iger is a member.
—Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Chari taught graduate and undergraduate classes in electric power engineering and mentored many master’s and doctoral students.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2026
Iger himself mentored both Walden and D’Amaro, guiding them for whenever the board made its choice.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Coakley had mentored a Gold Award-winning scout who was about to go on TV to talk about the award.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Premiering in 2003, the show ran for a whopping 24 seasons, as beautiful women (and eventually men) from all walks of life vied for the chance to get a modeling contract, be a CoverGirl model, and be mentored by creator Tyra Banks.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
The Next Generation, Dorn never properly mentored a younger actor coming into the universe of Trek.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Throughout her long history at the Sundance Institute, Satter worked with and mentored several of the Theatrical Film nominees, including Anderson, Chloé Zhao (who was in the same Sundance class), and Ryan Coogler.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Feb. 2026
The advantage would be that Disney executives were already being mentored by Iger, and had extensive contact with the company’s 15 board members, of which Iger is a member.
—Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Chari taught graduate and undergraduate classes in electric power engineering and mentored many master’s and doctoral students.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2026
Iger himself mentored both Walden and D’Amaro, guiding them for whenever the board made its choice.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Coakley had mentored a Gold Award-winning scout who was about to go on TV to talk about the award.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Premiering in 2003, the show ran for a whopping 24 seasons, as beautiful women (and eventually men) from all walks of life vied for the chance to get a modeling contract, be a CoverGirl model, and be mentored by creator Tyra Banks.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
The Next Generation, Dorn never properly mentored a younger actor coming into the universe of Trek.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentored
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His individual production guided the Rams to the NFC Championship Game, where their season ended in a 31-27 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The excursion also included lunch at a nearby restaurant, a walking tour of picturesque Les Baux-de-Provence, and guided motorcoach travel in between.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were the reason their son fell in love with the sport of figure skating and had coached him towards his dream of representing Team USA at a Winter Games.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Vanderbilt, coached by longtime Husky Shea Ralph, has been in the top 10 all year despite its SEC schedule.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.—
Sydney Sasser,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Aug. 2025
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Setting a story in a public high school when she herself had only been homeschooled and tutored on set, for example, was a challenge.—
Ashley Spencer,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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Dixon has coached and tutored and fed and housed him.—
Kevin Sherrington,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Prayer requests have accompanied Guthrie’s calls for help locating her mother.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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He was accompanied by Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who described the treaty as the most important step in the bilateral partnership in three decades.—
NINIEK KARMINI,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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