as in trainer
a person who trains performers or athletes
a coach who is highly respected by all of the baseball players
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as in to guide
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 coach
Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
With the coaches’ short on time to make plans for the festive season, the club pulled some strings and arranged a table for their Christmas dinner at The Fox at Shipley, a country pub 10 minutes outside Wolverhampton on the Shropshire border.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Popovich had not coached since suffering a mild stroke on Nov. 2.
—Sam Settleman, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Noun
Chicago Sky’s 2025 season is all about change and growth — ‘but the goal is to make the playoffs’
The Chicago Sky’s Tyler Marsh doesn’t want to hear any caveats or excuses in his first year as a WNBA head coach.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
With the coaches’ short on time to make plans for the festive season, the club pulled some strings and arranged a table for their Christmas dinner at The Fox at Shipley, a country pub 10 minutes outside Wolverhampton on the Shropshire border.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Verb
Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson took the Bears’ head coaching job, while defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is now the New York Jets’ head coach.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Popovich had not coached since suffering a mild stroke on Nov. 2.
—Sam Settleman, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coach
Noun
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The clergyman certainly wasn’t turning up for a session dressed in his cardinal cassock, the trainer explained.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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The jockey is Saffie Osborne, the 23-year-old daughter of the trainer.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Others are interested in AI guiding a human through a conversation.—
Darius Tahir,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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The Coast Guard has been guiding the ship's crew on repairs and how to move it safely, while all commercial water traffic in the area is suspended.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Similarly, David Taffner, a 56-year-old manager in pharmaceuticals from Michigan, reflects on his own learning experience from his mother, Dorothy Taffner, who loved crossword puzzles and would solve them with his dad.—
Maquita Peters,
NPR,
11 May 2025
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RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 finalist Lexi Love is undergoing a 30-day rehab program to seek treatment for substance abuse as well as emotional therapy, her manager exclusively shares with Entertainment Weekly.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
Verb
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She was selected for BFI NETWORK x BAFTA Crew mentoring programme.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 May 2025
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King has been practicing music for most of his life and was even mentored by the late Blues legend James Cotton.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
5 May 2025
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“Coach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coach. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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