as in guided
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 coached
Lindsey, who also coached with Gus Malzahn at UCF in 2022 and at Auburn in 2017 and 2018, fits that description.
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Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Head coach Kevin Young coached my favorite player in KD and coached Devin Booker.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
White, a former Fever player, coached the Sun the past two seasons and led Indiana to the WNBA Finals as head coach in 2015.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Her husband, Dan, is the quiet assistant coach who coached the boys’ team for 32 years.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
This move reunited him with defensive coordinator Brian Flores, who had previously coached Gilmore as the linebackers coach with the New England Patriots.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Some players will know him from having been coached by him in the AHL with the Rockford IceHogs.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
The Blackhawks have a lot of NHL veterans who have been coached by a lot of longtime coaches.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
Brown coached the Tar Heels in two separate stints for a total of 16 seasons.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Head coach Kevin Young coached my favorite player in KD and coached Devin Booker.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
White, a former Fever player, coached the Sun the past two seasons and led Indiana to the WNBA Finals as head coach in 2015.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Her husband, Dan, is the quiet assistant coach who coached the boys’ team for 32 years.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
This move reunited him with defensive coordinator Brian Flores, who had previously coached Gilmore as the linebackers coach with the New England Patriots.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Some players will know him from having been coached by him in the AHL with the Rockford IceHogs.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
The Blackhawks have a lot of NHL veterans who have been coached by a lot of longtime coaches.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
Brown coached the Tar Heels in two separate stints for a total of 16 seasons.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coached
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Potential customers will be guided through the process in order to create their ideal cognac.Mark Littler, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The company raised its sales guidance for the year but guided down on the earnings side.David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Nearly seven decades later, there’s still so much that’s unknown about the horrific act of violence that has been taught in history books from a limited point of view.Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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These strategies are now unremarkable enough to be taught to kids in schools.Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
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Video verified by Reuters showed bloodied bodies strewn around the market.Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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An image shared by Emergency Lawyers showed shrouded bodies in a mass grave.Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Finally, the topmost aim is to allow the use of a separate video as the input source, possibly accompanied by text and images, all of which the generative AI utilizes to produce a suitable video.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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There are certainly true believers in the technology, but they are accompanied by celebrities and memelords drumming up new coins based on viral memes, and scores of day traders hoping to catch one of these speculation tokens at the right moment.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Ian Happ led the Cubs with 25 home runs in 153 games.Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
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The South is the only region projected to see an increase in high school graduates (+3%), led by gains in states like Tennessee (15%), South Carolina (14%) and Florida (12%).Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Coached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coached. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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