Example and Mentor

Example

Example noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

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Mentor and example are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mentor" instead a noun "Example".

Mentor noun - A wise and trusted guide and advisor.

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Example and mentor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Example" instead a noun "Mentor".

good	good example	good mentor
best	best example	best mentor
true	true example	true mentor
real	real example	real mentor
Other adjectives: male, big, great, serious, excellent, heroic, worst, older, previous.

The travelling musician Vitalis practically purchased lead character Remi Barberin as his apprentice, but he genuinely cared for the boy and became his mentor and example.

Source: Action Dad / Literature
Poor Man's Substitute: After the author mentioned the brothel "Rote Fahne" from the mentor's GURPS adventure sources, the mentor revealed its hookers to be an in-universe example of this trope.

Source: Fanfic / Samowar in Atlantis
An episode of Murphy Brown revolved around Murphy's sadness at seeing her former mentor become this (for example, despite the show being set way into the 90's, said mentor believes telex machines are still used).

Source: Obsolete Mentor

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