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
When work began on The Conjuring, Lorraine coached the cast on how to handle sensitive paranormal experiences.
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Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Freeman, who took over as Kelly's replacement in South Bend, coached the Fighting Irish to the College Football Playoff National Championship game last season.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
In 1976, Lee Corso, who coached the Hoosiers from 1973 to 1982, memorably stopped a game against Ohio State to snap a picture of his entire team under the scoreboard.
—Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
He was coached at Colorado State by College Football Hall of Famer Earl Bruce.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Davis went on to play at Tennessee, and legendary coach Johnny Majors compared him to Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett, whom Majors coached at Pitt.
—Mike Organ, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Daniel Naroditsky, one of the world’s greatest chess champions and who coached at the Charlotte Chess Center, died unexpectedly on Monday, his family said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
McCurdy also recounts how her mother, who was, to be fair, already dying of cancer, carefully coached her into an eating disorder, even down to the mechanics of bulimia, in an attempt to hold back puberty.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Brown, who fronts the Zac Brown Band, will mentor the contestants on teams coached by Michael Bublé and Snoop Dogg.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Freeman, who took over as Kelly's replacement in South Bend, coached the Fighting Irish to the College Football Playoff National Championship game last season.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
In 1976, Lee Corso, who coached the Hoosiers from 1973 to 1982, memorably stopped a game against Ohio State to snap a picture of his entire team under the scoreboard.
—Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
He was coached at Colorado State by College Football Hall of Famer Earl Bruce.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Davis went on to play at Tennessee, and legendary coach Johnny Majors compared him to Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett, whom Majors coached at Pitt.
—Mike Organ, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Daniel Naroditsky, one of the world’s greatest chess champions and who coached at the Charlotte Chess Center, died unexpectedly on Monday, his family said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
McCurdy also recounts how her mother, who was, to be fair, already dying of cancer, carefully coached her into an eating disorder, even down to the mechanics of bulimia, in an attempt to hold back puberty.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Brown, who fronts the Zac Brown Band, will mentor the contestants on teams coached by Michael Bublé and Snoop Dogg.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coached
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The star quarterback guided the team on a 12-play, 71-yard drive that ended with a Josh Jacobs touchdown run.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Edwards guided Luton Town to promotion to the Premier League in 2023 but departed in January with the club narrowly above the Championship relegation zone.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Vedam earned several degrees behind bars, tutored hundreds of fellow inmates and went nearly half a century with just a single infraction, involving rice brought in from the outside.—
Maryclaire Dale,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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From being tutored by Tallas to now working with him to develop the Panthers’ goaltenders of the future, Luongo has a great reference point to Tallas’ strengths as a coach.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Sep. 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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Footage captured on the ground showed just how quickly the low-lying farmlands were submerged by rainwater.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Those same records also showed that the only other purchases of BAM in the state of Colorado had been from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife agency and the National Parks Service — both of which maintained careful records of any use of the drug, per the indictment.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Horan and Adéla created the Provocateur aesthetic of leotards, tapping into her ballet past and the avant-garde, almost alien-like looks that have accompanied her art and performances over the last year.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Temperatures are expected to drop roughly 10 degrees colder than Friday and be accompanied by a stiff northwest breeze.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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Indigenous filmmaker Bijjo Toppo executive produced and mentored Sahay, with Kiran Rao boarding as EP.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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The younger actor plays a hot, rising country act who was mentored by Bridges’s Bad Blake and still thinks the world of him, despite a falling out.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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All are dressed in period garb — Clarkson in a gorgeous gown and her band, My Band Y’all, led by musical director and keyboardist Jason Halbert, in formal white dinner jackets typical of musical acts at the time.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Chicago had led or been tied through two periods in nine of its first 10 games, and only trailed Los Angeles by one entering the third.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Coached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coached. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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