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
Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026
Its men have won 21 conference championships and its women have won 18 of them, and Collins has been voted the conference’s top coach on 13 occasions.
—Dave Skretta, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026
James Horncastle, New York Times, 12 May 2026
So much of that time has been spent around a baseball diamond, with Todd coaching 16 years at their alma mater before moving to Stoneman Douglas in 2011.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
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Noun
UConn commit Junior County was hearing it from his Wasatch Academy teammates during a barbecue at coach Paul Peterson’s house before their high school season ended at Chipotle Nationals in March.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026
Its men have won 21 conference championships and its women have won 18 of them, and Collins has been voted the conference’s top coach on 13 occasions.
—Dave Skretta, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026
Verb
But Milan go to Genoa next, a team coached by De Rossi, a Roma icon.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 12 May 2026
So much of that time has been spent around a baseball diamond, with Todd coaching 16 years at their alma mater before moving to Stoneman Douglas in 2011.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coach
Noun
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The trainer came out to help before Dorofeyev eventually skated off on his own power, and was helped by teammates down the tunnel to the dressing room.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Landowski only began competing Neo in agility competitions last year, and the training involved coaching with a dog trainer in Hudson Oaks and years of hogging the family computer to watch dog agility competition videos, her mother, Rhian said.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Kerr earned the 2015-16 NBA Coach of the Year award after guiding the Warriors to an NBA-record 73-9 mark during the regular season.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Kerr, 60, got his first coaching job in 2014-15 and immediately guided the Warriors to the franchise’s first title in 40 years.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026
Noun
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In the meantime, Chisholm’s teammates and manager expressed confidence in his ability to turn things around with plenty of baseball left to play.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2026
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Guardians manager Stephen Vogt missed his second straight game because of a viral infection but is expected to be back in the dugout Tuesday night.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Summit would also benefit from another dog in the house who can mentor him.—
Maryanne Dell,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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Their son, Edward Juul Rød-Larsen, whom Epstein had mentored and left $5 million to in his will, died by suicide in April.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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“Coach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coach. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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