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
Kate Hogan, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Sports UConn's Geno Auriemma, the new winningest NCAA coach, is honored with a literal goat
A deep sea creature kept washing ashore in California
Oarfish are known to swim in waters 300 to 3,000 feet below the surface.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
This was especially salient, as Weezy has been one of Colorado’s biggest supporters ever since Sanders began coaching there.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Noun
To me as a coach, as a trainer, that's what my goal is.
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Sports UConn's Geno Auriemma, the new winningest NCAA coach, is honored with a literal goat
A deep sea creature kept washing ashore in California
Oarfish are known to swim in waters 300 to 3,000 feet below the surface.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
While everyone at the ranch prepares to say their final goodbyes to the Dutton patriarch, Jamie (Wes Bentley) prepares the press conference speech his ex Christina (Katherine Cunningham) had coached him on.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
This was especially salient, as Weezy has been one of Colorado’s biggest supporters ever since Sanders began coaching there.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coach
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Chalamet stuck to his, so far, quite successful and laidback formula, forgoing his recent Bob Dylan cosplay for a distressed and stiff collared brown leather jacket with a bright yellow shirt, khaki cargo jeans, and white trainers.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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My set was the loudest, with three or four people, and either dog trainers or parents.Kate Aurthur, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Read our Best Computer Speakers guide for other options.Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
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The session will guide how taxpayers' money will be spent in the future and how the state's laws will evolve with the times.Worth Sparkman, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ruud van Nistelrooy is the third manager to have taken charge over the past 12 months after Enzo Maresca’s departure to Chelsea and Steve Cooper’s brief tenure at the start of their return to the Premier League.Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Per an undated complaint filed with the California Civil Rights Department, Baldoni hired Melissa Nathan, a PR crisis manager.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Employers can also implement mentoring programs and employee resource groups for development, and managers can adapt by offering clear expectations, instructions, and flexibility in work protocols.Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Coach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coach. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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