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
Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Two days later, a former UNC administrator filed a lawsuit claiming that Belichick was illegally hired by the University of North Carolina for their head coaching position.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
As the founder of Internal Evolution, Kearns has built her coaching practice around helping people understand this hidden ally.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
This year’s cutoff for the top 10 is $13 million, up from the 2024 cutoff of $9 million; half of the league’s coaches are now making $10 million, after a series of new hires and extensions, based on conversations with a half-dozen people familiar with NFL coaching contracts.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
In other news, two giants of college coaching departed the industry this week.
—Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Players can’t receive help from the coaching staff, other players or anyone else when deciding whether or not to challenge, and if a team runs out of challenges it will be stuck unless the game goes to extras, at which point they’d be awarded one more.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Williams has been particularly impressive in wins over New Orleans and Arizona, and won points from the coaching staff for reentering the game after spraining a wrist chasing Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
So far, the coaching staff believes Gabriel is ahead, but the season is still young.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
That distinction came home to me while coaching a team, a customer complaint led to a project to find the root cause.
—George Pesansky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Sean McVay will be coaching hurt in this one after suffering a torn plantar fascia during the Rams' Week 2 win.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Here's a deep dive into how the Busboom Kelly-Meske succession plan came together, including when those conversations started with athletics director Josh Heird, why Meske didn't leave U of L when other programs called about their head coaching jobs and more.
—Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Very informative, wants to do it the right way, takes coaching extremely well.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Chicago Bears first-year head coach Ben Johnson was highly selective when deciding which team's head-coaching job was actually worth leaving his role as the Detroit Lions' offensive coordinator.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Get the LinkedIn profile structure that wins you coaching clients.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 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
Verb
Gillen remains on Eagan’s coaching staff as an assistant coach, and Kraft said the seven-time state champion coach provides pointers that help her with the cerebral side of the game.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Two days later, a former UNC administrator filed a lawsuit claiming that Belichick was illegally hired by the University of North Carolina for their head coaching position.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
As the founder of Internal Evolution, Kearns has built her coaching practice around helping people understand this hidden ally.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
This year’s cutoff for the top 10 is $13 million, up from the 2024 cutoff of $9 million; half of the league’s coaches are now making $10 million, after a series of new hires and extensions, based on conversations with a half-dozen people familiar with NFL coaching contracts.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
In other news, two giants of college coaching departed the industry this week.
—Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Players can’t receive help from the coaching staff, other players or anyone else when deciding whether or not to challenge, and if a team runs out of challenges it will be stuck unless the game goes to extras, at which point they’d be awarded one more.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Williams has been particularly impressive in wins over New Orleans and Arizona, and won points from the coaching staff for reentering the game after spraining a wrist chasing Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
So far, the coaching staff believes Gabriel is ahead, but the season is still young.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
Musselman recreated his father’s warmup while coaching at Nevada and Arkansas, and is expanding on his father’s ideas at USC with his own twist.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
That distinction came home to me while coaching a team, a customer complaint led to a project to find the root cause.
—George Pesansky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Sean McVay will be coaching hurt in this one after suffering a torn plantar fascia during the Rams' Week 2 win.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Here's a deep dive into how the Busboom Kelly-Meske succession plan came together, including when those conversations started with athletics director Josh Heird, why Meske didn't leave U of L when other programs called about their head coaching jobs and more.
—Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Very informative, wants to do it the right way, takes coaching extremely well.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Chicago Bears first-year head coach Ben Johnson was highly selective when deciding which team's head-coaching job was actually worth leaving his role as the Detroit Lions' offensive coordinator.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Get the LinkedIn profile structure that wins you coaching clients.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coaching
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In Untertürkheim’s wind tunnel, fluorescent liquids track how rain or road spray moves across the car, guiding adjustments to pillars, mirrors, and seals to keep key sightlines clear.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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Thibodeau was let go from New York after guiding the club to its most successful season in 25 years.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Evangelical leaders like Franklin Graham and Paula White-Cain have taken to YouTube to share sermons and teachings.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Denver Public Schools made headlines in recent years for embracing AI products, both as teaching tools and as teacher supports.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Your conditioning had better be in top shape.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Therefore, the need for air conditioning is a relatively recent development for the continent.—
Daniel Manzo,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Miller is taking on the responsibility of mentoring younger players, leading film sessions and increasing on-court vocal leadership.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Sep. 2025
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The winner will receive a grant of 10,000 euros and mentoring support from Sandro for two years, as well as media visibility and support for artistic and cultural projects organized by the MMM museum.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The tax increase stemmed from a law signed by Newsom in 2022 that eliminated the state’s controversial cannabis cultivation tax.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
22 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.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
19 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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When guests arrived for the fundraiser at the Walmart AMP they were greeted by Springdale Public Schools buses parked in front of the venue covered with facts about Walton Arts Center education programs.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
21 Sep. 2025
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Along with livestreaming the show, Amazon and Bad Bunny’s Good Bunny Foundation reached a multi-year agreement to aid the island by investing in initiatives related to education, technology, food delivery, agriculture support, and economic development.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The results of these studies have been mixed, with some showing a possible correlation and others showing no link.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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The third is showing Nix a clip of the last 45 seconds from the first half of Broncos-Chargers this past Sunday.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Coaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coaching. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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