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
Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
Karl wanted to trade Cousins, was overruled, and was cut loose after a 33-49 season, a game shy of coaching his 2,000th contest as a head coach.
—Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
The Patriots have requested a head-coaching interview with Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, a source confirmed.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Nate McMillan had 19 years of NBA head-coaching experience.
—Jason Quick, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The Bears are going to have to convince top head-coaching candidates that losing is not systemic at Halas Hall.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
In the late fifties, Dick started coaching youth baseball before working for the MLB’s Milwaukee Braves as a scout.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Many organizations approach team coaching as a quick fix, but its real value lies in helping good teams reach exceptional levels.
—Vlad Dutescu, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Before taking the head coaching job at Alabama, Saban led the LSU Tigers to the BCS National Championship Game after the 2003 regular season.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
He was let go with a year left on his contract and is not in coaching.
—Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
Karl wanted to trade Cousins, was overruled, and was cut loose after a 33-49 season, a game shy of coaching his 2,000th contest as a head coach.
—Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
The Patriots have requested a head-coaching interview with Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, a source confirmed.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Nate McMillan had 19 years of NBA head-coaching experience.
—Jason Quick, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The Bears are going to have to convince top head-coaching candidates that losing is not systemic at Halas Hall.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
In the late fifties, Dick started coaching youth baseball before working for the MLB’s Milwaukee Braves as a scout.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Many organizations approach team coaching as a quick fix, but its real value lies in helping good teams reach exceptional levels.
—Vlad Dutescu, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Before taking the head coaching job at Alabama, Saban led the LSU Tigers to the BCS National Championship Game after the 2003 regular season.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coaching
Verb
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Alvarez drops to receive Almada’s pass before guiding it first time to Fernandez.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Once all that information is gathered, AI algorithms can sift through it at lightning speed, guiding scientists to smarter experiments and faster drug development.—
Cathy Hackl,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Back then, hip-hop was divorced from education, but today, many educators like Evans see it as a powerful teaching tool for the classroom.—
Arionne Nettles,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Spears is in her 25th year teaching and her second year at DIA.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The boat will sleep up to seven people, complete with heating, air conditioning, and running water.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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Temperamental air conditioning on the hottest days of the year.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Personal cultivation of psychedelic plants and fungi is limited to an area no larger than 144 square feet.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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As that happened, animal and plant populations shifted range or died out, and hunter-gatherer societies either became nomadic or clustered around remaining water sources and took up one or another form of sedentary agriculture, including the cultivation of the date palm.—
Jacob Jones,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Guys weren't expecting to have to do another rebuild this year and their frustration is really showing after the trade a week before training camp has left the team, again, with some odd fitting parts that have to be fitted together on the fly.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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The survey results reiterated prior consumer polls showing the importance of various options.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The desire to get involved in education issues is happening at a critical moment in the city.—
Lori Higgins,
Freep.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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On Wednesday, July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission departed for the moon, powered by a Saturn V rocket and years of government investment in science and education (a pretty thought today).—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But instead it’s been the rookie Simmons, a top 15 draft talent who slid to the last pick of the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft because of concerns about his knee, who has started at left tackle throughout training camp and the preseason.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Quarterback Kenny Pickett #8 of the Cleveland Browns passes during training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 26, 2025 in Berea, Ohio.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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All of these services require schooling, training and licensure in Florida.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Teachers and students were displaced, and schooling in the city came to a complete stop.—
Aubri Juhasz,
NPR,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Coaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coaching. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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