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to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
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Recent Examples of mentored
Tim Gunn, then-chair at Parsons The New School for Design, mentored the young designers and became a fan favorite.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Additionally, Wolfson has previously mentored filmmakers through Gotham, Tribeca Film and international arts programs in Central Africa and Yemen.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
According to Branton’s arrest warrant affidavit, the two men knew each other, and Branton had even mentored Jones for a time.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
Our apprentices are taught, coached and mentored for four weeks with the aim of producing their first stories and photographs for a professional news organization.
—Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Mahomes was introduced to high-end watches by Alex Smith, the quarterback who mentored him in Kansas City.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Burton was also a friend of Judge William Newsom, and mentored his son, Gavin Newsom, the future San Francisco mayor and governor, who got his start in politics in 1996 after Brown named him to the city Parking and Traffic Commission at Burton’s recommendation.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Freeland mentored students for more than 25 years.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
From 2015 to 2024, more than 1,300 stories were mentored and published by 323 young adult Palestinians.
—Ahmed Dader
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentored
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Young guided the offense on a touchdown-scoring drive to begin the matchup, but his effectiveness waned as the Patriots piled on points.—
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Yurachek said a national search would begin immediately and Petrino, who guided Arkansas to a 34-17 record from 2008-11, would be included in the search.—
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The first time Sean Payton and Vic Fangio coached in an NFL game against each other came in 1999.—
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Then again, there were swaths of the season when the Giants did not look the part of a prepared or well-coached team.—
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From being tutored by Tallas to now working with him to develop the Panthers’ goaltenders of the future, Luongo has a great reference point to Tallas’ strengths as a coach.—
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Holland brought them home after school and tutored them.—
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The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.—
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Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.—
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Before the outbreak this year, state records showed that Arizona did not have more than 46 measles cases in a year since 1991, according to the newspaper.—
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As of Thursday morning, open-source maritime tracking websites showed the Pushpa sailing southwest through the North Sea toward the English Channel, with its eventual destination listed as Vadinar in India.—
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The track is accompanied by a summery music video shot in Ibiza, Puerto Rico and Miami, which captures a fun atmosphere of friendship and camaraderie.—
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Columbus Much of Ohio will have sunny weekend days accompanied by cooler, fall-like evenings for the first weekend after the autumnal equinox.—
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The investment was led by Aker, the Norwegian industrial investment company, with additional participation from a raft of firms including Nvidia, Nokia and Dell.—
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Though the family dynamics anchor the story, the Fenian uprising led by sister/brother duo Ellen (Niamh McCormack) and Paddy Cochran (Seamus O’Hara) are also causing major chaos on the streets of Dublin and within the company’s walls.—
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“Mentored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentored. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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