as in teaching
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
found his calling in the tutoring of children with special educational needs
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1
as in educating
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
tutored me in Spanish
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2
as in guiding
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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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tutoring
Noun
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Indeed, the teaching of a wide range of methods is an essential part of the program and allows students to undertake their own, independent research projects at the end of every year.—
Bryan Penprase,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025 -
The Legislature in 2021 passed a resolution opposing the teaching of critical race theory — a subset of critical theory — in public schools.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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She's spent over six months educating her following of over 700,000 about JEB.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Going the extra mile to welcome Latino students A small Catholic university that dates back to 1922, Dominican has a history of educating the children of immigrants — in earlier times those of northern and central European origin.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Alvarez drops to receive Almada’s pass before guiding it first time to Fernandez.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Finding and embracing the traces of making—on both intimate and environmental scales—has become her guiding creative principle.—
Sheldon Pearce,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This program was designed to teach designers the business side of their craft, a topic often overlooked in traditional design education.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The pandemic only exacerbated these disparities, and today, young Chicagoans are navigating a climate in which their education, safety and well-being are under threat.—
Beth Swanson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Patriots have requested a head-coaching interview with Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, a source confirmed.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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The Bears are going to have to convince top head-coaching candidates that losing is not systemic at Halas Hall.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The bill creates a voucher-like program called education savings account, allowing parents to use $10,000 in state dollars to pay for their child’s private school education or home schooling.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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Raised by an artist father—with plenty of gallery visits as well as creative schooling—Callis gravitated toward the unique artistic expression that is fashion.—
Darryn King,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Or, to extrapolate Anderson’s hacks to this example, creating a competition with a sales incentive would be significantly more impactful than barking instructions.—
Michelle Stansbury,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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When the Trump administration tried to quash those instructions at the Fourth Circuit court of appeals, three federal judges said Trump must comply.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The survey results reiterated prior consumer polls showing the importance of various options.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
6 Jan. 2025
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Back in October, TMZ reported news of an alleged split between the pair, but shortly after, the couple was spotted in Tokyo showing much love and affection to one another.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Tutoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tutoring. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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