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tutelary

[toot-l-er-ee, tyoot-] / ˈtut lˌɛr i, ˈtyut- /
ADJECTIVE
protecting
Synonyms


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Even the warning that a concert is about to begin isn’t the usual docile bells, but a spreading roar of electronics from “Répons” by Pierre Boulez, a tutelary spirit here for decades.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2022

This year’s Cannes selection was unveiled under a revered image, almost a tutelary deity.

From The Guardian • Apr. 18, 2019

In an ideal world, our entertainment would not have to be tutelary, would not need to “set a good example.”

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2019

Having no children of his own, Guadagnino has fallen into a tutelary role toward the young people in his life.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 8, 2018

Every people however long acknowledged, with national pride, beings as fabulous, in those tutelary heroes who bore their own names.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac




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