Thesaurus results for TUTORING

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noun

as in teaching

the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another found his calling in the tutoring of children with special educational needs

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tutoring

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verb

present participle of tutor

as in educating

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

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as in guiding

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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Noun

The tutoring center’s lessons are all individualized, said Bruce Tanner, the center’s spokesperson. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The new lawsuit from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission also alleged Delgado spent over $400,000 of the funds on school tuition, soccer expenses and educational tutoring for his children, as well as pet grooming. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 Just as the tutoring offer transformed a student’s understanding of himself, the availability of MAiD transforms the meaning of continued existence. — Monika Piotrowska, STAT, 26 Aug. 2026 In June, 14 schoolchildren were killed when the roof of a tutoring center under construction collapsed in the eastern city of Lahore. — Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 As Charlotte-area students head back to school, that means busy nights filled with tutoring, homework, sports, band and theater. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026 Our students would sign up for extra tutoring sessions that many of us offered after class. — Ethan Gologor, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 Each student would receive about 65 tutoring sessions annually. — Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2026 Tutoring and graduation rates The district's new CEO wants to bring high-impact tutoring to schools to assist struggling students. — Kellye Lynn, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Verb

The teen version includes stronger safety protections, parental controls and features designed to emphasize learning and tutoring rather than simply helping kids cheat on their homework. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026 Experts stressed engaging in activities that provide purpose and build meaningful connection; volunteering at a food bank or tutoring children was repeatedly recommended. — Taylor Seely, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 Mighton began tutoring children in math to support himself financially as a playwright. — Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 Parental involvement, tutoring resources, and community support can meet a child where their state education may be falling short. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 21 July 2026 In South Korea, almost eighty per cent of children regularly attend a hagwon—a private-tutoring center that supplements their schooling and prepares them for tests—which means that many kids are spending up to twelve hours a day in a classroom. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 19 July 2026 The Circle City readers tutoring program will receive $600,000 to fund another semester. — Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 9 July 2026 And dozens of tutoring sites enlist freelancers to offer tutoring in everything from math and science to English, foreign languages, dance, music — almost anything. — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026 The Chromebooks, donated by the Antioch Rotary Club and the Leo Fontana Family Foundation, were used for tutoring students, homework support, job-readiness training, and other educational programs, Trujillo said. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 27 June 2026

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Noun

While Steinem never directly commented on trad wives, her teachings still resonate, perhaps now more than ever in this increasingly political landscape.

— Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Such behavior has previously been seen in animals including chimpanzees, pigs, and dolphins, who have been observed teaching family members how to get food with different types of tools.

— Isabel Gil, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of teaching

Verb

Meilunaite found a similar path forward by educating herself on midlife health, shifting her sleep and giving her body more time to recover.

— Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026
As one of the world’s leading manta ray research organizations, The Manta Trust is dedicated to educating and conserving habitats for these majestic creatures.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of educating

Verb

Human judgment will remain essential, although the quality of the system guiding that judgment will become increasingly important.

— Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
For example, Nvidia delivered an incredible earnings report last week and gave an extremely bullish revenue outlook for fiscal 2028, guiding for 70% year-over-year revenue growth versus analyst expectations of roughly 45%.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of guiding

Noun

There will always be a big difference between training and education.

— Raghu Krishnaiah, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Party leaders laid out proposals for relieving poverty, improving social security, and reforming the education system and admitted members from backgrounds unusual for the CHP, including a Kurdish activist and a union leader.

— Nick TaborAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of education

Verb

Perhaps his greatest legacy at UCF is Dean was coaching in 1991 when UCF finally moved out of its tiny dank gymnasium and into its first legitimate basketball arena — a sparkling, by UCF standards, 5,100-seat facility.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
The Seahawks job was coaching running backs, Hammock’s specialty, and included a senior offensive assistant title.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of coaching

Verb

There will be opportunities to learn from experienced directors who would take on a mentoring role.

— Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
With Untitled for 12 years, Schmidt has worked across the company’s New York and Los Angeles offices, taking on increasing leadership and strategic responsibility within the talent department, while mentoring the next generation of managers.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of mentoring

Noun

The appeal asked that the court either excuse the juror who was allegedly refusing to follow instructions or inquire further to determine whether the juror could in fact follow the judge's instructions to correctly apply the law.

— Carmel Wroth, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
The prosecution suggested that the jurors be instructed to return to the deliberations without any further instruction or voir dire.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

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