Thesaurus results for TUTORS

tutors 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of tutor

as in teaches

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field tutored me in Spanish

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as in guides

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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tutors

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noun

plural of tutor

as in teachers

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One of the first of those is when their AI program teaches itself to beat the machine in a notoriously difficult video game.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Spasojevic, who teaches in the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, is leading the university’s research into the local donkey population.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of teaches

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Her startling novel guides us through the Stettheimer sisters’ fabulous world and the interior spaces of a troubled woman’s mind.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Trask, who grow up under the demanding eye of father Cyrus (Tracy Letts), a one-legged Civil War hero who guides them with military rigor.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of guides

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The teenager loved Kennedale High School and was cherished by his classmates and teachers, the post read.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
Local governments are running deficits, with many struggling to pay teachers and civil servants their salaries and benefits on time.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of teachers

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Eton College, located in the English county of Berkshire a stone’s throw from Windsor Castle, educates boys aged 13 to 18 and accepts around 270 students per academic year.

— Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Mary is the executive director of the Berry Center, a nonprofit that educates local communities about sustainable agriculture.

— Courier Journal staff, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of educates

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And then there’s famous actress Nance O’Neil (Jessica Barden), who coaches Lizzie on how to conduct herself in the courtroom.

— Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026
That's a big load for Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard to handle, especially with Detroit facing off this week against former defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, who coaches the New York Jets.

— Christian Romo, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of coaches

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Everyone from the front-desk employees to the housekeepers to the yoga instructors were helpful and attentive.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
But Greene says Forbes Road instructors earn $11,000 less than peers at competitive career and technical education centers.

— Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of instructors

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Dean Fabrizio and James Teter, each hired in 2009, have been at their Class 6A schools the longest.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Baltimore County's Board of Education named the former Anne Arundel County schools Chief Operating Officer (COO) as its next superintendent, officials announced Monday.

— JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 June 2026

Definition of schools

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Hamade, who mentors much of CentraLife’s advisor network directly, frames the company’s growth less as a sales story than an infrastructure one.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Hal, a veteran of the Green Lantern Corps, begrudgingly mentors his new replacement while unraveling an alien mystery in rural Nebraska.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026

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