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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 mentors
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Additionally, Charles visited a grassroots community organization that mentors children and young people affected by food insecurity.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Students Build the ‘Frankenbird’ The robotic decoys were built by students from Jackson Hole High School working with Gary Duquette, a former engineering teacher who now mentors robotics students through the nonprofit Wonder Institute.
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Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
Nicole plays a seventies-era, punk-Vivienne Westwood type who mentors my character.
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Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
The man gets his exiled nephew a job on Wall Street and mentors him.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
That includes Susan Brennan, a former director of the program and a cognitive scientist at Stony Brook University, who mentors applicants throughout the state of New York.
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Jonathan Wosen,
STAT,
11 Feb. 2026
Coach Rafael Arutyunyan has trained Olympic champion Nathan Chen and now mentors Ilia Malinin, the only skater to land a quad axel.
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Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Crowe will portray a swordsman who mentors Cavill's Highlander, and Bautista will play an antagonistic immortal known as the Kurgen, while Gillan will star as Connor's very mortal wife.
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Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
In Tuner, Hoffman plays Harry Horowitz, a veteran piano tuner who mentors Niki White, a younger apprentice played by Leo Woodall.
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Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Additionally, Charles visited a grassroots community organization that mentors children and young people affected by food insecurity.
—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Students Build the ‘Frankenbird’ The robotic decoys were built by students from Jackson Hole High School working with Gary Duquette, a former engineering teacher who now mentors robotics students through the nonprofit Wonder Institute.
—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
Nicole plays a seventies-era, punk-Vivienne Westwood type who mentors my character.
—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
The man gets his exiled nephew a job on Wall Street and mentors him.
—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
That includes Susan Brennan, a former director of the program and a cognitive scientist at Stony Brook University, who mentors applicants throughout the state of New York.
—
Jonathan Wosen,
STAT,
11 Feb. 2026
Coach Rafael Arutyunyan has trained Olympic champion Nathan Chen and now mentors Ilia Malinin, the only skater to land a quad axel.
—
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Crowe will portray a swordsman who mentors Cavill's Highlander, and Bautista will play an antagonistic immortal known as the Kurgen, while Gillan will star as Connor's very mortal wife.
—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentors
Noun
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The goal is to redirect human advisors toward the parts of a deal that require judgment and trust.
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There will also be a meeting scheduled before the end of February 2027, in which advisors will discuss five additional peptides.
Verb
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Eder believed that American flags should be made in America, a philosophy that still guides the company today.
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For a truly memorable half day on the island, book a session at Forge a Memory, where a blacksmith guides you through making your own knife.
Noun
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Supporters of the change counter that the governor — who has to answer to a broad base of interests — would be less susceptible to education special interest groups, including teachers unions.
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Students submit their test scores, transcripts, a personal essay, two letters of recommendation from teachers and sit for an interview.
Verb
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Ahead of the game against Bosnia-Herzegovina, PA Classics coaches Brittney Jakobson and Nick Jakobson took their children, Declan and Camden, to kick a ball at Pulisic’s former club.
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The camp is being led by Geordie Kinnear, who coaches the Charlotte Checkers, the Panthers’ AHL affiliate.
Noun
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Devastating flash floods in the Texas Hill Country last July Fourth killed at least 136 people, including 25 girls at Camp Mystic, two teenage counselors and the camp’s longtime director.
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Known as the Heaven’s 27 Camp Safety Act — named for the 25 girls and two teenage counselors who perished at Mystic last year — it was signed into law in Texas in September.
Noun
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In that case, the city issued 22 subpoenas to financial and social media companies seeking information regarding the two instructors and their associates, according to court documents.
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Jones agrees that patience is key in working with kids with disabilities, something that's emphasized in the training for instructors.
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“Mentors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentors. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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