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
The team’s offensive assistant is Nick Rolovich, who coached at Hawaii from 2016 to 2019 before spending two seasons as head coach at Washington State.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Marseille, coached by Roberto De Zerbi, have been more mixed in Ligue 1 but are firming up their shape, especially following a 4-0 win over Lorient.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Anyone who’s played with or coached Jenkins is bound to mention his maturity.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
And the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine recently sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT coached the California boy in planning and taking his own life earlier this year.
—Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Those two losses came when Vrabel coached the Tennessee Titans.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Vrabel, who never coached under Belichick, isn’t making that mistake.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Like most of his family, Heid was involved in athletics from a young age, playing basketball — which Cooper coached him in — before eventually settling on football.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Rick Curtis coached his Crean Lutheran football team to a 23-6 victory over son Sean Curtis’ Capistrano Valley team in a nonleague game at Crean Lutheran.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Marseille, coached by Roberto De Zerbi, have been more mixed in Ligue 1 but are firming up their shape, especially following a 4-0 win over Lorient.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Anyone who’s played with or coached Jenkins is bound to mention his maturity.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
And the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine recently sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT coached the California boy in planning and taking his own life earlier this year.
—Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Those two losses came when Vrabel coached the Tennessee Titans.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Vrabel, who never coached under Belichick, isn’t making that mistake.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Like most of his family, Heid was involved in athletics from a young age, playing basketball — which Cooper coached him in — before eventually settling on football.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Rick Curtis coached his Crean Lutheran football team to a 23-6 victory over son Sean Curtis’ Capistrano Valley team in a nonleague game at Crean Lutheran.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coached
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Leading the team is head coach Cheryl Reeve, the league’s only four-time Coach of the Year (2011, 2016, 2020, 2024), who has guided Minnesota for 15 seasons, from 2010 through 2025.—
Jenn Nelson,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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But she was guided by her formidable stage mom.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
14 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 that time, the dot plot still showed a majority of Fed policymakers (8) believed that rates would be cut twice more in 2025.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The latest monthly growth data showed there was zero growth in July, compared with the previous month, spurring concerns that a slowdown was setting in.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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The First 70 Years contains impeccable research and analysis, accompanied by fascinating photos of the sets, film crews, and casts.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images What To Know Erika Kirk was seen departing Air Force Two in Phoenix on Thursday accompanied by Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Mahomes was introduced to high-end watches by Alex Smith, the quarterback who mentored him in Kansas City.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Burton was also a friend of Judge William Newsom, and mentored his son, Gavin Newsom, the future San Francisco mayor and governor, who got his start in politics in 1996 after Brown named him to the city Parking and Traffic Commission at Burton’s recommendation.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Atelier Ndigo by Waina Chancy offered up an exuberant collection led by hues such as cherry red and deep blue.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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La Luz del Mundo was founded by Joaquin's grandfather, Eusebio Joaquin Gonzalez, in 1926 and was later led by Joaquin's father, Samuel Joaquin Flores.—
Luc Cohen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Coached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coached. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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