as in advisor
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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 mentor
Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
After serving as a mentor to contestants on American Idol last year, Jelly Roll is taking a more prominent position on the series.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The organization, which provides a range of community services aimed at reducing gun violence, including mentoring and after-school programs, received one of the first licenses to operate a retail cannabis dispensary in 2022.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Another memory from Spring’s days at UM was seeing a faculty show at the Lowe that featured his mentor’s work.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
After serving as a mentor to contestants on American Idol last year, Jelly Roll is taking a more prominent position on the series.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
Zemlinsky, who also mentored Schoenberg, discerned real promise in Mahler-Werfel but chided her for getting distracted by the social whirl.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The organization, which provides a range of community services aimed at reducing gun violence, including mentoring and after-school programs, received one of the first licenses to operate a retail cannabis dispensary in 2022.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentor
Verb
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Ortega will rely on the get-up-and-go that has guided him to this point.—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Schools and districts across the country rely on research from the IES and contractors such as the American Institutes for Research to guide best practices in classrooms.—
Jodi S. Cohen,
ProPublica,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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After Nick Sirianni coached his team to victory last night, his son had a hilarious message for him.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Moore had been a highly coveted coach a few coaching cycles ago but never landed a head-coaching job.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Look for costs to cut Retirement is a good time, financial advisers say, to look for cost savings in the household budget.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Next up, the president told his advisers to come up with new tariffs that take into account trade barriers and other economic approaches by U.S. trading partners that his administration deems unfair.—
Ian Austen,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Mentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentor. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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