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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Kimberly’s company, SYDKIMYL Consulting, LLC, formed in 2018 and works on education and tutoring. — Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026 Opting to participate in the tax credit program would incentivize Marylanders to donate money to scholarship-granting organizations that may also provide tutoring and other services. — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026 Families have long chosen among public, private and religious schools, home education and private tutoring. — Crystal Etienne, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 For example, a tutoring service where the AI adapts to how a student learns. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026 The grant will also support tutoring, supplemental instruction, technology upgrades, and mental health activities. — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026 While there are concerns about cheating, for instance, kids are also using AI for tutoring and legitimate homework help. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 There is the opportunity to bring significant new education money to students who need extra support, such as tutoring or extra speech therapy that their public school does not provide. — Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Hannah-Jones, who in the past has written forcefully against tutoring, has determined that these parents might have had a point. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026

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Then in 2015, ProPublica found that The Princeton Review charged different prices for an online SAT tutoring package depending on a customer's ZIP Code. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Residents who spoke about the proposal said the city should address existing needs, including technology, electrical outlets, tutoring space and longer hours, before reducing the library’s footprint. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 According to the school’s official website, Lambrook School was first established in 1860 when Robert Burnside acquired Lambrook House with the goal of tutoring the sons of courtiers of Windsor Castle. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026 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

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Noun

With zero acting gigs on the horizon and weary of taking handouts from Tori, Trina returns to Hollywood Arts for a substitute teaching position.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Kayla Safdari Flores works two jobs over and above pursuing a teaching credential program at Sacramento State.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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Public schools, meanwhile, must continue educating eligible children in their districts, regardless of how expensive their needs may be.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
This includes educating and training thousands of engineers, maritime specialists, nuclear tradespeople and other professionals to support the enterprise across its full lifecycle, as per the release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of educating

Verb

Acting was his guiding passion, but his deep love for the avant-garde helped till the ground for the city’s theatrical renaissance that the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival catalyzed.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
That conviction is guiding the $385 billion Abu Dhabi fund on its investment decisions.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of guiding

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Most of his son’s school day is in a special education classroom, but his plan requires him to spend a certain amount of time in a general education classroom alongside his peers.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
The Catholic preschools’ argument had relied heavily on a series of Supreme Court decisions, starting in 2017, that involved religious schools and public funding – and shifted the wall between church and state in education.

— Preston Green III, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of education

Verb

At 46, coaching his fifth Pitt State team, the priorities are different.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Virgil is sharing interim head coaching duties with coach Brice Musgrove, according to a letter to Longhorn parents Cedar Hill sent to the Star-Telegram.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of coaching

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Beijing envisions a comprehensive AI education system that spans all levels of schooling and extends to the broader public.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
His gotcha moment became a schooling by Klobuchar on basketball, turning the tables on the age-old art of mansplaining.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of schooling

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Labor of Love The LVMH Virtuosos form a community, acting as ambassadors for their respective maisons, participating in specialized development masterclasses and taking an active role in mentoring.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
After the Community Recording Studio, the couple will make go Himmah, central England’s biggest food bank and Epic Partners, which offers sports, education and mentoring programs for disadvantaged young people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of mentoring

Noun

That role demands reliable equipment capable of transmitting strategic instructions during severe national security crises.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Gartner expects more than 40% of agentic AI projects, which are projects built on AI that acts on its own rather than waiting for instructions, to be scrapped by the end of 2027, citing escalating costs and unclear business value among the reasons.

— Ciaran Cosgrave, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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