as in advisor
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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
Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
Each participant will be matched with an experienced industry mentor to help elevate their original scripts into polished, professional samples.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 May 2025
Jessica Sibley, Time, 19 May 2025
The Garden Club members now mentor the students and have been involved with garden tours at Crystal Bridges for years now.
—Monica Hooper, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2025
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Noun
Guillermo Hoyos, a Messi mentor since his teen years, replaced Henderson as sporting director after being promoted from the club’s youth academy staff.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
Each participant will be matched with an experienced industry mentor to help elevate their original scripts into polished, professional samples.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 May 2025
Verb
To the men who supported me, mentored me, or made space for me—thank you.
—Jessica Sibley, Time, 19 May 2025
The Garden Club members now mentor the students and have been involved with garden tours at Crystal Bridges for years now.
—Monica Hooper, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentor
Verb
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Ross will mastermind the game, pairing up the couples and guiding them on paths to reconciliation.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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The Coast Guard has been guiding the ship's crew on repairs and how to move it safely, while all commercial water traffic in the area is suspended.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
19 May 2025
Verb
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With El Camino Real’s boys team winning the City Section Open Division championship on Saturday after an upset over No. 1-seeded Venice, Lee has won City titles coaching El Camino Real’s boys, girls and beach volleyball teams, the Triple Crown of volleyball coaching.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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This is Kelly’s first time coaching in the NFL since he was fired as the San Francisco 49ers’ coach in 2016.—
Tashan Reed,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Offline, good advisers often employ the tactic of laying out a narrative around a problem before launching into their recommendation — a framework reflected on TikTok, where creators tend to blend advice with a personal story.—
Eliza Brooke,
Vox,
23 May 2025
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Jonathan Powell, Britain’s national-security adviser, who helped to broker the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, took a leading role in the negotiations, and there were subsequent meetings between the two sides in March and in April.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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“Mentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentor. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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