coached

verb

past tense of coach
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 Then, the Chargers have a home game against Houston — also surprisingly winless — then play at Baltimore, where the 3-1 Ravens are coached by former Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 When nobody has coached a person into this transition, the degeneration is quick. — Vikas Arora, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 For the next two years, Pops coached him and was with him at every race, before Max eventually made the jump from karting to the IndyCar development ladder in 2023. — Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Shanahan passed legendary coach Bill Walsh to become first in team history with 167 games coached. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026 The big point guard Riley coached with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s? — Eric Nehm, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Olsen and Kuechly had coached Olsen’s sons throughout youth football and would ask Stewart to coach year after year. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Tony Reno coached Yale for 14 seasons, leading the team to five Ivy League championships and the program’s first-ever playoff berth in 2025 before stepping down. — Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026 According to police documents, the victim's mother said Pusateri coached for Overlea Rec, Middle River Rec, Parkville Rec, and Kenwood High School. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coached
  1. guided
  2. tutored
  3. taught
  4. accompanied
  5. mentored
  6. showed
Verb
  • Jenny Tan Jenny Tan guided Yolo County through the pandemic, showing a commitment to service without realizing that her work during that time, including her videos, was making her a bit of a local celebrity.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Gather at the White Point Nature Education Center for a free bird walk guided by a naturalist and hosted by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of guided
Verb
  • Jones took him under his wing, and JFM tutored him even while knowing Roach was going to take his job.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Washington’s young starters were tutored by Griffin, a crafty All-Star.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of tutored
Verb
  • The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.
    — Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Definition of taught
Verb
  • In contrast to previous technology booms, this time around there appears to be a stronger expectation that wealth should be accompanied by responsibility.
    — Joe Crome, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • They’ll be accompanied onstage by real-life couple Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of accompanied
Verb
  • Gulf media has reported that the young Khaldoon was mentored by the royal family in the wake of his father's death.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Chesky and Altman’s friendship goes back nearly two decades, to 2006, when Altman mentored Chesky through startup accelerator Y Combinator.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of mentored
Verb
  • Wiles showed Republicans the president's upcoming travel schedule, which attendees described as extensive and almost every day, all across the country.
    — MICHELLE L. PRICE, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Whereas Morandi showed us that bottles could be seen as similar to humans, Lee may be more attuned to how humans might be like stones.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of showed

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“Coached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coached. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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