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
Atletico, coached by Diego Simeone since 2011 and currently fourth in La Liga, is an 11-time Spanish champion, most recently in 2021.
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NPR, 12 Nov. 2025
Dart could certainly benefit from someone like McCarthy, who has coached the likes of Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers and Dak Prescott since becoming a head coach.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Stammen, who retired in 2023 after suffering a shoulder injury in spring training, has never coached or managed.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
Wilkens played for the Sonics from 1968-72 and coached them twice, from 1968-72 and again from 1977-85.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Mascherano knew how high Silvetti’s potential was even before becoming Inter Miami’s coach, having coached him on the Argentine U20 team.
—Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
The other player to accomplish that double-double is Alvarado offensive coordinator Daniel Spencer, who accomplished the feat with Grandview, which was coached by Walraven.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
And this is Georgia, still one of the most talented teams in the country, coached by a man with two recent national championship rings.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
And recently, Ina coached me through how to finally feel confident baking and assembling a layer cake.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
NPR, 12 Nov. 2025
Dart could certainly benefit from someone like McCarthy, who has coached the likes of Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers and Dak Prescott since becoming a head coach.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Stammen, who retired in 2023 after suffering a shoulder injury in spring training, has never coached or managed.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
Wilkens played for the Sonics from 1968-72 and coached them twice, from 1968-72 and again from 1977-85.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Mascherano knew how high Silvetti’s potential was even before becoming Inter Miami’s coach, having coached him on the Argentine U20 team.
—Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
The other player to accomplish that double-double is Alvarado offensive coordinator Daniel Spencer, who accomplished the feat with Grandview, which was coached by Walraven.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
And this is Georgia, still one of the most talented teams in the country, coached by a man with two recent national championship rings.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
And recently, Ina coached me through how to finally feel confident baking and assembling a layer cake.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coached
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Paul was a fierce advocate for diversity and inclusion and guided the league through the challenges of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Boating safaris and guided bush walks are also very popular here—look out for elephants, wild dogs, and lions.—
Elizabeth Gordon,
Travel + Leisure,
8 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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In recent years, staff have complained of poor working conditions brought on by overcrowding, despite director Laurence des Cars’s 2023 move to cap attendance at 30,000 visitors daily, accompanied by a ticket price increase.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
7 Nov. 2025
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Grande and Erivo were also on stage and the four were accompanied by composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz on piano.—
Haley Kluge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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He was also mentored by All of Us Strangers director Andrew Haigh through the BFI Flare x BAFTA Cohort scheme.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 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
Verb
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Granted, the sample size was very small, but Suzuki showed the team enough to trust in him moving forward.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Drone footage showed catastrophic flooding that turned streets into rivers, submerged homes and overturned cars as Typhoon Kalmaegi, known locally as Tino, dumped more than a month’s worth of rain in only 24 hours in some areas.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Coached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coached. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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