as in guided
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 coached
Just recently, the Miami 305, coached by Cooper, won the championship, defeating the league's Chicago Triplets, coached by NBA legend Julius Erving.
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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
As a young athlete, she was coached by tennis hall of famer Pancho Segura.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Eimer, a West Aurora alum, played with Tittle’s father Lesroy in high school and has also coached his three half brothers.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
His dad, Frank Beamer, spent three decades building a legacy as Virginia Tech’s greatest football coach, and Shane Beamer played there and coached for five seasons under his father.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Leonhard had a long playing career in the NFL, but coached seven years in college at Wisconsin before eventually landing in Denver after getting passed over for the head job at UW in 2022.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
Gary Pinkel coached the Tigers from 2001 through 2015 and is the school’s career leader in victories.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Every man who has coached for Jerry since Jimmy Johnson was canned has learned in order to have one of the most coveted jobs in sports requires dealing with decisions that remind you who’s in charge.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
The movie is a big swing for the star, who gained some 30 pounds for the role and was coached by Martin.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
As a young athlete, she was coached by tennis hall of famer Pancho Segura.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Eimer, a West Aurora alum, played with Tittle’s father Lesroy in high school and has also coached his three half brothers.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
His dad, Frank Beamer, spent three decades building a legacy as Virginia Tech’s greatest football coach, and Shane Beamer played there and coached for five seasons under his father.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Leonhard had a long playing career in the NFL, but coached seven years in college at Wisconsin before eventually landing in Denver after getting passed over for the head job at UW in 2022.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
Gary Pinkel coached the Tigers from 2001 through 2015 and is the school’s career leader in victories.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Every man who has coached for Jerry since Jimmy Johnson was canned has learned in order to have one of the most coveted jobs in sports requires dealing with decisions that remind you who’s in charge.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
The movie is a big swing for the star, who gained some 30 pounds for the role and was coached by Martin.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coached
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Steve Sarkisian was hired to be the head coach for 2014, but Helton stepped in and guided the Trojans to a 45-20 victory in the bowl game, then went back to an assistant’s role on Sarkisian’s staff.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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Our health policies are guided by evidence, common sense, and respect for individual rights—not ideological agendas or special interests.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Holland brought them home after school and tutored them.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Aug. 2025
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The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.—
Sydney Sasser,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Aug. 2025
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At Tomah, the report showed a similar breakdown, with nine shortages among clinical staff and five nonclinical.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Initial testing showed performance comparable to conventional materials.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Each rock bottom has come accompanied by a shovel, as the Dodgers keep digging deeper.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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And, it's accompanied by second total lunar eclipse of 2025.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Freeland mentored students for more than 25 years.—
Stacy St. Clair,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Justin was mentored by Mike Ozanian, who established the valuations initiative at Forbes in 1998, and is now the lead reporter for the MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL and global soccer valuation projects.—
Justin Teitelbaum,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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This has led Alonso to give him playing time in all three La Liga matches so far, but a total of 22 minutes (and that coming at a time when Bellingham and Camavinga aren’t available) doesn’t seem to promise much for the season ahead.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Defensive end starter Charlie Collins and backup Phillip Lee led the front-line defensive group with two tackles each, though Lee had a team-high three quarterback hurries.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Coached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coached. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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