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
Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2025
As the team prepares for Tuesday’s 53-man roster deadline, Canales, the team’s second-year head coach, and Morgan, the team’s second-year general manager, will need to dissect their 91-man roster as well as the depth charts of the 31 other teams in the league.
—Mike Kaye
august 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025
Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Fitzgerald releases his own statement Monday night, saying he was honored to coach the team.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
So the coach thrust his first-round rookies Dart and Abdul Carter front and center on Thursday.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2025
As the team prepares for Tuesday’s 53-man roster deadline, Canales, the team’s second-year head coach, and Morgan, the team’s second-year general manager, will need to dissect their 91-man roster as well as the depth charts of the 31 other teams in the league.
—Mike Kaye
august 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
The school won an appeal to the FHSAA infraction appeals committee and Conaway, who was serving a one-year ban on coaching in games, had that penalty shortened to six games.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Fitzgerald releases his own statement Monday night, saying he was honored to coach the team.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coach
Noun
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Through last weekend, Del Mar has held 16 races in new categories designed for former Northern California trainers and horses.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Featured Gallery Prominent names from around the horse racing industry gathered at Churchill Downs this week for a celebration of life for Kentucky Derby-winning trainer D. Wayne Lukas.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Parents can also use the document to guide how the property is used, such as laying out how many holiday weekends each child gets, who has the right to redecorate or whether the home can be rented out or used for weddings.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
23 Aug. 2025
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Clinically, its approach begins with comprehensive lab testing and detailed symptom reviews to guide individualized prescriptions.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Middle managers aren’t any more enamored with RTO mandates than their reports.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Since then, Freedy has been serving as interim village manager.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When JPMorgan Chase put the kibosh on flexible, hybrid schedules this year, CEO Jamie Dimon forcefully defended the move, saying returning to the office five days a week was essential to mentor new employees and foster company culture.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Open-sourcing components, offering cloud credits and mentoring ensure impact scales while empowering civil society with sustainable, autonomous tech capabilities.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Coach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coach. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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