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
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
The ‘98 Padres had a rare camaraderie, said Stewart, the pitching coach.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2025
On Saturday night, the Texas women's basketball program will face an LSU team coached by Kim Mulkey in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Noun
The five-time Gold Glover began his batting practice session by hitting pitches thrown by assistant hitting coach Damon Minor, sending several offerings over Chase Field’s tall center-field fence.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
The ‘98 Padres had a rare camaraderie, said Stewart, the pitching coach.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
Verb
Brown coached several notable NBA greats, including LeBron James, Stephen Curry, the late Kobe Bryant and others in his career.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2025
On Saturday night, the Texas women's basketball program will face an LSU team coached by Kim Mulkey in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coach
Noun
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As a trainer with a very worldly resume, Yahagi has played a major role in elevating the Japanese racing brand around the globe.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Fine is a 32-year-old celebrity fitness trainer who rides bulls, according to the New York Post.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Verb
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His legacy was the tradition of limited government and individual responsibility that guides us back to our true north when America gets off track.—
Linda McMahon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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Leah Williamson, who led England to Euro 2022 glory and helped guide Arsenal to Champions League success as vice-captain, has been a natural leader.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
Noun
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The manager is responsible for overseeing the operations and production of these areas.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
July 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 July 2025
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With no small amount of pride, property managers associated with Madison Equities led tours of the Degree of Honor building in 2021, showing off the former office building’s full-scale conversion into 78 housing units.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
Verb
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There are many ways to contribute: presenting, mentoring, helping organize or serving on the board.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
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The goal shouldn’t be to import talent or extract ideas but to actively engage through open-source projects, mentoring relationships, co-building initiatives and shared platforms.—
Daniel Jebaraj,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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“Coach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coach. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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