as in trainer
a person who trains performers or athletes
a coach who is highly respected by all of the baseball players
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as in to guide
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
carefully coached her through the home-buying process
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Recent Examples of coach
Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Regardless, head coach Brian Schottenheimer said during his availability at the NFL Scouting Combine that the primary focus for the Cowboys heading into free agency is retaining the impending free agents already in Dallas.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
Law Murray, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
The findings echo other literature showing that exceptional leaders often elevate others through coaching.
—Ruchira Chaudhary, Harvard Business Review, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Schools were encouraged to focus on hiring top coaches.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Regardless, head coach Brian Schottenheimer said during his availability at the NFL Scouting Combine that the primary focus for the Cowboys heading into free agency is retaining the impending free agents already in Dallas.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
Cleveland, coached by former Clippers assistant Kenny Atkinson, had a 16-game win streak snapped Sunday at home against the Orlando Magic.
—Law Murray, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
The findings echo other literature showing that exceptional leaders often elevate others through coaching.
—Ruchira Chaudhary, Harvard Business Review, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coach
Noun
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Third Space master trainer, Lucie Cowan, breaks down some of the big ones.—
Lorena Meouchi,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2025
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Finding the right home away from home is complicated, as some of the bigger clubs travel with more than 100 staff between the players, coaches, trainers, doctors, and front-office personnel.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Residents want city planners to take notice and be a guiding hand for new investment in their community — especially since landmarks such as Puckett’s and Gary’s Barber Shop, which served the community for 59 years, will be or are already gone.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2025
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Such was the case last week when a Fire Department dispatcher calmly guided a rescue crew to a remote wooded area in Brookfield Park on Staten Island where an 18-year-old got stuck in about 3 feet of mud while walking two dogs with his sister.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Even historically celebrated geniuses like Albert Einstein or Steve Jobs benefited immensely from working in fields that were fertile with change, ripe for disruption, and full of hard-working builders, makers, managers, and workers.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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McNeese has grabbed a number of headlines this week—not just for its upset and Wade’s employment future, but also thanks to the team’s student manager, Amir Khan, who went viral on social media and is now signing NIL deals.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The arts focus is partly a tribute to the school’s namesake, Walter H. Dyett, a Chicago high school teacher and jazz musician who mentored famous musicians such as Nat King Cole and Dinah Washington.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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She was selected as one of eight BIPOC brands that are members of Ulta Beauty’s inaugural MUSE Accelerator 2022 program cohort, the Tower 28 Clean Beauty Summer School in 2020 and is being personally mentored by Credo Founder Annie Jackson for Credo for Change 2021.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Coach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coach. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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