1
as in to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
tutored me in Spanish
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as in to guide
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
bought a video series designed to tutor a person in the fine art of decorating cakes
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Recent Examples of tutor
Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Still in her twenties, Morisot was a respected painter, best known for her landscapes, and had been tutored by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, the influential Barbizon school painter of fluttery fields and woodlands.
—Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Don Sweeney
april 27, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The suspect was identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, a tutor and amateur video game developer from Torrance, California.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Pairing him with defensive line coach Jason Taylor, who just tutored the best edge rusher duo in the country, should only help Wilson expand his repertoire and strengthen his case as a potential first-round pick.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Still in her twenties, Morisot was a respected painter, best known for her landscapes, and had been tutored by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, the influential Barbizon school painter of fluttery fields and woodlands.
—Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
Allen works as a tutor and an independent video game developer.
—Don Sweeney
april 27, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The suspect was identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, a tutor and amateur video game developer from Torrance, California.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Verb
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Bo-Katan explains the Mandalorians who raised Din and taught him to never show his face are religious zealots known as the Children of the Watch, who broke from Mandalorian society.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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The new safe play park aims to teach children the rules of the road early on, Dougherty said, who went on to say there’s typically an increase in traffic incidents involving young drivers during the summer months.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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Rodgers, 42, guided the Steelers to an AFC North title last year, throwing for 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions.—
Will Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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Its document generation tools guide founders through complex legal processes step by step, reducing errors and ensuring completeness.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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My task is to read their unpublished, often unfinished writing—less as a teacher or as an editor than as a cheerfully unlicensed therapist.—
David O’Neill,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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An imam said teachers, students and other school staff members who were at the mosque are safe.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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Several teachers on the staff have been a part of Ocean Week since its origins in 1993 including Halboth, Linda Tan and Christi Walter—all three are retiring this spring after giving 35 years of educating Rancho Santa Fe students.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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The bigger issue is that the NAACP is asking elite athletes to make college decisions based on state-level politics, not coaching staffs, playing time, development, NIL opportunity, facilities, education, relationships or NFL preparation.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Despite Caldwell’s departure, Canales said the longtime assistant coach was an important sounding board for him during his first two years at the top of coaching totem pole.—
Mike Kaye
May 19,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
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This week, Princeton faculty voted to require instructor proctoring of all in-class exams beginning on July 1.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Timothy James Shay, 51, was sentenced to 18 to 54 years in state prison for using his position as a private piano instructor to abuse young male students from the mid-1990s through his arrest in 2025.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Tomé also became known within the company for mentoring finance executives and supporting leadership development programs, including initiatives aimed at advancing women in management.—
byNick Tabor,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
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The ambition is to make an AI feature film, perhaps even with Boyle, who mentored the Black Mirror-style YouTube anthology series Beyond the Loop (Season 2 is coming in 2026).—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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“Tutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tutor. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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