as in guiding
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 coaching
Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
Under the Shield works to improve mental wellness in first responders through peer support, stress coaching and licensed mental health.
—Nick Franck, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Back in April, Ross was named the bullpen coach for Team USA at the upcoming World Baseball Classic, showing that he is still viewed as a coach in the baseball world despite not holding a coaching job since the Cubs moved on from him.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Williams is not the first member of the sports coaching/managing community who has chosen to speak publicly about health issues.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Ensure to update your resume, strengthen your professional network and explore career coaching or outplacement services.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Throughout much of the 2021 season, Dykes was an in-demand name for head coaching positions.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
The question was in reference to the team’s routine message about the coaching staff being developmentally minded.
—Mike Kaye
september 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
The researchers suggest that therapy and targeted coaching, including interventions such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, could help people quiet their inner critics.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
Kristi Dosh, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
But Frieder accepted the head coaching position at Arizona State, and furious Wolverines AD Bo Schembechler fired him.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
There are few things in life as reliable as Cheryl Reeve coaching the Lynx into the WNBA playoffs.
—Matthew Coller, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
For the second week in a row, though, the Broncos will face a head coach in Shane Steichen with less than three years of NFL head-coaching experience.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
After seven seasons as an assistant under his tutelage, Cowher would take the Pittsburgh Steelers head coaching job in 1992 and retire in his hometown 14 years later with a Super Bowl ring on his hand.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
As well as coaching the national teams, he was tasked with raising fielding standards throughout the domestic professional game, working with the county sides to help improve the overall standards.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Arreola helped Carmel’s freshman team go undefeated and impressed the coaching staff enough to earn a late-season call-up.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Once his playing days ended, Barrow pivoted to coaching.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Calipari developed a reputation of getting players to the NBA during his previous coaching stops.
—Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
Under the Shield works to improve mental wellness in first responders through peer support, stress coaching and licensed mental health.
—Nick Franck, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Back in April, Ross was named the bullpen coach for Team USA at the upcoming World Baseball Classic, showing that he is still viewed as a coach in the baseball world despite not holding a coaching job since the Cubs moved on from him.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Williams is not the first member of the sports coaching/managing community who has chosen to speak publicly about health issues.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Ensure to update your resume, strengthen your professional network and explore career coaching or outplacement services.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Throughout much of the 2021 season, Dykes was an in-demand name for head coaching positions.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
The question was in reference to the team’s routine message about the coaching staff being developmentally minded.
—Mike Kaye
september 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
The researchers suggest that therapy and targeted coaching, including interventions such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, could help people quiet their inner critics.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
As has become tradition, the ads will reference trends and conversations in college football like the coaching hot seat, flag planting and quarterbacks sliding in the draft.
—Kristi Dosh, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
But Frieder accepted the head coaching position at Arizona State, and furious Wolverines AD Bo Schembechler fired him.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
There are few things in life as reliable as Cheryl Reeve coaching the Lynx into the WNBA playoffs.
—Matthew Coller, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
For the second week in a row, though, the Broncos will face a head coach in Shane Steichen with less than three years of NFL head-coaching experience.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
After seven seasons as an assistant under his tutelage, Cowher would take the Pittsburgh Steelers head coaching job in 1992 and retire in his hometown 14 years later with a Super Bowl ring on his hand.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
As well as coaching the national teams, he was tasked with raising fielding standards throughout the domestic professional game, working with the county sides to help improve the overall standards.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Arreola helped Carmel’s freshman team go undefeated and impressed the coaching staff enough to earn a late-season call-up.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Once his playing days ended, Barrow pivoted to coaching.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coaching
Verb
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In such cases, an AI assistant will be vital for decision-making, monitoring health, and guiding experiments.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The coach who turned 100 last month perhaps is best known for guiding Buffalo to four straight Super Bowls and, alas, losing all four.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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True to a Norv Turner teaching point, Herbert and Smith wing it far without elongating their delivery.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Laurie Maddalena didn't begin her career teaching leadership.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But what really won the people over is the intensely conditioning formula that transforms dry, ragged cuticles with a potent blend of black algae, açai berry, and black caviar extract.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The water shorted his air conditioning unit.—
Mario Ariza,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jones provided those services to the youth mentoring group for its annual conferences between 2019 and 2024 under a different audiovisual company, American Electronic Entertainment, 100 Black Men of America confirmed.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Matt Parlow has spent much of his career at Chapman University mentoring students, guiding faculty and leading major initiatives in roles that ranged from law professor to law school dean to executive vice president and chief advancement officer.—
Melanie Marshall,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The United Nations found that cocaine cultivation in Colombia increased every year from 2013 to 2023.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Cocaine production in Colombia has soared as the government takes a hands-off approach to coca cultivation, fueling a wave of violence across Latin America as cartels vie for control of trafficking routes.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This means that students who were historically left behind are not only engaging but doing so consistently, which provides evidence that OBC directly addresses the barriers preventing edtech tools and tutoring from reaching the students who need it most.—
Raymond Pierce,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cellphone usage continues to be one of the most contentious issues for education leaders.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Those areas include voting, healthcare, and education literature.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Reporters noted that the robot stopped smoothly after the race, showing no signs of fatigue.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Camera app has been streamlined for simplicity, with just two options, Video and Photo, showing initially.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Coaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coaching. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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