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noun

plural of mentor

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mentor

as in guides

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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One possible explanation is that working together gives employees more opportunities to benefit from a supportive manager who mentors and offers development opportunities, while distance can offer some relief when the relationship is less favorable. — Christos Makridis, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026 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 Lee has spoken in depth about playing Iroh, who helps Aang and eventually mentors his nephew Zuko. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026 Students Build the ‘Frankenbird’ The robotic decoys were built by students from Jackson Hole High School working with Gary Duquette, a former engineering teacher who now mentors robotics students through the nonprofit Wonder Institute. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026 Nicole plays a seventies-era, punk-Vivienne Westwood type who mentors my character. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026 The man gets his exiled nephew a job on Wall Street and mentors him. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026 That includes Susan Brennan, a former director of the program and a cognitive scientist at Stony Brook University, who mentors applicants throughout the state of New York. — Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 11 Feb. 2026

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Some 9,000 travel advisers and hospitality experts participated in the survey that awarded LaGuardia the accolade.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Once put in touch with von Detten, one of the company's top advisors, the couple disclosed that their combined traditional IRA accounts contained more than $2 million.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of advisers

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The Black Parade, a marching band, guides him into the afterlife.

— Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Our capital improvement plan guides us with the infrastructure for traffic improvements, drainage/stormwater maintenance and other facilities to be maintained within the town.

— Susan Starkey, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of guides

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Enricia Thornton, known to her students as Coach Ricci, founded East Atlanta Elite Cheerleading and coaches 30 girls.

— Leondra Head, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of coaches

Noun

For teachers and counselors citing the research with families, that nuance matters.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
This includes — but is not limited to — nurses at state hospitals and prisons, cooks employed by the California Highway Patrol academy and counselors at the California School for the Deaf.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of counselors

Noun

Led by various instructors, the practice uses the graveyard setting to demystify death, reduce stress and teach participants how to live more consciously.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
At one point, exasperated instructors sent him to see a psychologist.

— Marc Lieberman, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026

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