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noun

as in teaching

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coaching

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verb

present participle of coach

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

Noun

When education is reinforced by manager coaching and aligned with career pathways, employees are significantly more likely to see tangible outcomes from their learning efforts. — Priya Krishnan, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The coaching change adds uncertainty to a team balancing promising young players with long-term veteran contracts and searching for stability since its 2016 championship. — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 EveryDollar Premium adds bank linking, payment reminders, budget insights, group coaching and more. — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 In the final stretch of his coaching run, Pop became almost as famous for his preachy political lectures at the press podium. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Basketball eventually again came calling for Baker, who was hired by the Bucks to join their coaching staff in 2018. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 Glenn was Detroit’s defensive coordinator under head coach Dan Campbell from 2021 to 2024 and a key part of a coaching staff that led a massive turnaround in fortunes in the Motor City as the Lions became Super Bowl contenders. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 Jones downplayed the significance of Hamilton's familiarity with Kennesaw State's coaching staff when asked on Tuesday. — Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026 In fact, the Bucs have lost 10 of their past 13 with largely the same group of core players and coaching staff. — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

Verb

Halas, of course, owned the Chicago Bears for his entire life, coaching the team for over 35 years and winning eight NFL championships. — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Kiffin led Ole Miss to a win over LSU in 2025 before leaving for the Tigers' head coaching gig in November. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Budenholzer later went on to take his first head coaching position with the Atlanta Hawks for the 2013-14 season. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 In the film, Pattinson’s Hansen takes a special interest in Gisondo’s Dan, taking him out to dinner, giving him advice, coaching him on set, and serving as a surrogate father. — Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026 Drinkall spent seven years at Army before taking the Central Michigan head coaching job before the 2025 season. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 There will be recruiting battles and NIL headaches and portal defections and angry message boards and all the other insanity that comes with coaching at a place where fans consider 9-3 an average record rather than an accomplishment. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026 Southlake Carroll head coach Lee Munn has been coaching against Central squads for nine years. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026 Fitzgerald has special memories of playing and coaching at Notre Dame Stadium. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coaching

Noun

But her manifesto to Bek could have come directly from the church’s teachings.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
This ensures that your executive training partners are constantly upgrading their teaching methods and material.

— Habib Al Souleiman, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of teaching

Verb

The report noted that retailers should treat self-service as an extensible platform and enable support of various applications while guiding the consumer to adoption of the technology.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Surgery is often recommended when the elbow cannot maintain its proper alignment or remains unstable after manually guiding the bones back into place – a non-surgical procedure called a closed reduction.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of guiding

Verb

For example, an experienced employee might take on fewer day-to-day responsibilities and spend more time mentoring colleagues.

— John Abusaid, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Salinas, 45, went to school for school psychology and helped implement a mentoring program at Irving Elementary School and Varjao worked for an area pediatrician.

— Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of mentoring

Noun

The land that is now called Longwood Gardens has a rich history with many stewards, but the cultivation of the gardens themselves is largely attributed to American entrepreneur and businessman Pierre du Pont, who purchased the property in 1906.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026
Organizers said the session will dive into cotton cultivation, including the stresses currently facing the crop and its growers and the innovations that are making the practice smarter and more sustainable.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of cultivation

Verb

Residents who spoke about the proposal said the city should address existing needs, including technology, electrical outlets, tutoring space and longer hours, before reducing the library’s footprint.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
According to the school’s official website, Lambrook School was first established in 1860 when Robert Burnside acquired Lambrook House with the goal of tutoring the sons of courtiers of Windsor Castle.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of tutoring

Noun

Sally Hayden’s reportage is always deeply humane, rigorous and challenging, and this new book promises to be an education.

— Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Its onboard offerings, wide array of itineraries and shore excursions—particularly those that are food and wine-driven—easily combine education, adventure, and good fun.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of education

Noun

Complimentary fitness classes, one-on-one personal training, nutrition consults, Pilates, breathing classes, and flow yoga are among many other options.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Two veteran training officers and new paramedic Cristina DeBiase grabbed their equipment and gurney while another EMT remained with the ambulance and attempted to move it through traffic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

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