1
as in teaches
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
tutored me in Spanish
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2
as in guides
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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Verb
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After the primary, she was put in touch with Ganz, who had been watching the campaign with interest, and who now teaches at Harvard’s Kennedy School.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026 -
Dead Bug The dead bug exercise teaches your core to stay stable while your arms and legs move independently.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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During this in-home or virtual session, a specialist guides a client through their existing wardrobe, helping identify what works, what doesn’t and what’s missing.—
Bailey Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Apr. 2026
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The sales manager who tells a client their request isn't right, then guides them to a better solution.—
Ryan Roslansky
Aneesh Raman,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The school also is connected to social services and known to teachers across Kenya, including in the far west where Wairimu is from.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Laurel Highlands School District board is bringing in outside counsel to review ongoing investigations after two teachers have been accused of having inappropriate relationships with students.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2026
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The seat belonging to David Ko sat empty once again during the March 10 school board meeting of Niles Township High School District 219, which educates students in Skokie, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove and Niles.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This could be a program-defining weekend for UCLA or Texas — the first national title in the NCAA era for the Bruins or the first in 40 years for the Longhorns — and by extension, coaches Cori Close and Vic Schaefer.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Leonard coaches an athlete who has shown pro potential, his son, Caden Leonard.—
Greg Riddle,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ashcraft tapped out before being ordered to dig a grave, get inside a body bag, and consider his eulogy as instructors piled dirt on top of him.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Accepted instructors set their rates and schedules, with site fees varying from 5% to 30% depending on lesson type.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The same can’t be said for Pidgeon, a waifish Michigan native who attended two prestigious drama schools back-to-back—Interlochen Arts Academy and Carnegie Mellon—and was cast in the Amazon Prime series The Wilds straight out of school.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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Sales of the $6 tickets will be used to fund performances for students at Title I schools.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
30 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The man gets his exiled nephew a job on Wall Street and mentors him.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
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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
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“Tutors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tutors. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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