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
Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
From mothers to mentors, daughters, spouses and more, here are a few stories of the women who have changed readers' lives.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
Brooke Holder, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
Kani is also going to be mentoring emerging designers through a program that is launching through the Culture Creators Foundation.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noun
McCarthy’s chief counsel, Roy Cohn, famously served as one of Trump’s early mentors, a tutor in the ideological and practical workings of American politics.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
From mothers to mentors, daughters, spouses and more, here are a few stories of the women who have changed readers' lives.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
But who else has mentored or influenced you on the track?
—Brooke Holder, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
Kani is also going to be mentoring emerging designers through a program that is launching through the Culture Creators Foundation.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentor
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Residents want city planners to take notice and be a guiding hand for new investment in their community — especially since landmarks such as Puckett’s and Gary’s Barber Shop, which served the community for 59 years, will be or are already gone.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2025
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Newsweek spoke to Claire Law, a teacher and relational psychotherapist who specializes in guiding people through complex interpersonal dynamics, fostering understanding and growth in their relationships.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Sloan originally coached the Gators in the early 1960s, left and returned after winning the national title at North Carolina State in ’74.—
Mike Bianchi,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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According to a report by AARP, one of his handlers coached the barely cognizant Marvel icon through the task.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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It was settled a week after Catherine Wu, an adviser at the center of the boardroom tussle resigned after the feud between the elder Kwek and his son became public, resigned.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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But the courts move slowly and Trump has not shied away from criticizing judges, nor has his adviser, businessman Elon Musk, who has publicly called for some judges to face impeachment for rulings that have slowed or stopped Trump's efforts to remake the federal government.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Mentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentor. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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