as in to guide
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 mentor
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
While fulfilling this assignment, Schiaparelli meets Paul Poiret, who would become a mentor of sorts and shower her with clothing.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Eligible director-producer or director-writer teams from over the world have been closely mentored and guided by experienced and awarded creatives while working on their series and developing a full pitch deck, SeriesMakers said Friday, releasing loglines to the projects.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
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Noun
That is not entirely a coincidence, in that Yu Darvish has been a mentor.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
While fulfilling this assignment, Schiaparelli meets Paul Poiret, who would become a mentor of sorts and shower her with clothing.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
Flanagan began mentoring boys in the juvenile justice system and established his first home for boys in 1917 in downtown Omaha.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Eligible director-producer or director-writer teams from over the world have been closely mentored and guided by experienced and awarded creatives while working on their series and developing a full pitch deck, SeriesMakers said Friday, releasing loglines to the projects.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentor
Noun
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On December 27, 2017, Robin Rosenzweig, the wife of Elliott Broidy and a legal adviser to his investment firm, received what appeared to be a security alert from Google, asking for her Gmail password.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Lewandowski had been an unpaid adviser to Noem.—
Nate Raymond,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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More than a saying, pura vida is a guiding philosophy that honors simplicity and sustainability, and celebrates the deep-rooted connection between people and their environment.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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Pluto is in your supportive 4th house, guiding conversations with housemates or relatives about necessary shifts.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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From parents getting their students ready for school, bus drivers getting them there, the nurses, cafeteria staff, teachers.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Franklin spent the first 29 years of his career in Sand Springs Public Schools as a special education teacher, principal and district administrator.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Gerald Lopez, who taught English and coached sports at the East County school, was arrested in 2022 by El Cajon police after the then-17-year-old girl’s mother discovered a series of text messages between her daughter and Lopez.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Following the tumultuous season, the team opted to move on from head coach John Harbaugh, who promptly landed the New York Giants head coaching vacancy.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When Bowens was pregnant with the first of her six children more than two decades ago, a counselor recommended a doula.—
Laura Ungar,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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He's been scouring the area to find the cheapest gas while juggling two jobs, as a youth counselor for a Boys and Girls Club in nearby Carson and a private fitness trainer.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Mentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentor. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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