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Recent Examples of mentored
According to Branton’s arrest warrant affidavit, the two men knew each other, and Branton had even mentored Jones for a time.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
Our apprentices are taught, coached and mentored for four weeks with the aim of producing their first stories and photographs for a professional news organization.
—Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Mahomes was introduced to high-end watches by Alex Smith, the quarterback who mentored him in Kansas City.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Burton was also a friend of Judge William Newsom, and mentored his son, Gavin Newsom, the future San Francisco mayor and governor, who got his start in politics in 1996 after Brown named him to the city Parking and Traffic Commission at Burton’s recommendation.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Freeland mentored students for more than 25 years.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
From 2015 to 2024, more than 1,300 stories were mentored and published by 323 young adult Palestinians.
—Ahmed Dader
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Employees are not just staff members; they are nurtured, mentored, and given room to grow.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Hunt and the woman knew each other through the woman’s husband, a pastor who Hunt mentored.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
Our apprentices are taught, coached and mentored for four weeks with the aim of producing their first stories and photographs for a professional news organization.
—Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Mahomes was introduced to high-end watches by Alex Smith, the quarterback who mentored him in Kansas City.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Burton was also a friend of Judge William Newsom, and mentored his son, Gavin Newsom, the future San Francisco mayor and governor, who got his start in politics in 1996 after Brown named him to the city Parking and Traffic Commission at Burton’s recommendation.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Freeland mentored students for more than 25 years.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
From 2015 to 2024, more than 1,300 stories were mentored and published by 323 young adult Palestinians.
—Ahmed Dader
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Employees are not just staff members; they are nurtured, mentored, and given room to grow.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Hunt and the woman knew each other through the woman’s husband, a pastor who Hunt mentored.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentored
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Leading the team is head coach Cheryl Reeve, the league’s only four-time Coach of the Year (2011, 2016, 2020, 2024), who has guided Minnesota for 15 seasons, from 2010 through 2025.—
Jenn Nelson,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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But she was guided by her formidable stage mom.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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The team’s offensive assistant is Nick Rolovich, who coached at Hawaii from 2016 to 2019 before spending two seasons as head coach at Washington State.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Marseille, coached by Roberto De Zerbi, have been more mixed in Ligue 1 but are firming up their shape, especially following a 4-0 win over Lorient.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Holland brought them home after school and tutored them.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Aug. 2025
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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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At that time, the dot plot still showed a majority of Fed policymakers (8) believed that rates would be cut twice more in 2025.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The latest monthly growth data showed there was zero growth in July, compared with the previous month, spurring concerns that a slowdown was setting in.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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After prominent political activist Charlie Kirk was killed at a speaking event at a Utah university last week, an intense, 30-plus-hour manhunt for a suspect in the shooting ended with him peacefully surrendering at a local sheriff’s office, accompanied by his parents.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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One of the last formations to march past was an Army weapons-testing platoon accompanied by a number of small quadcopter drones.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Coach Jim Hiller will be entering his second full season behind the bench, and the roster is transitioning to a next-generation core led by Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala offensively, with young guns like Quinton Byfield, Brandt Clarke and Alex Laferriere all on the rise.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Their work, led by Yong Lin Kong, highlights a material that combines unusual flexibility with remarkable strength.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Mentored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentored. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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