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
Dawson has coached many dynamic receivers who have played in the NFL.
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Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Specifically, newcomers will be getting coached up hard from Day 1 by defensive line coach Kris Kocurek.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Improper incentives coached in the language of highly agreeable AI agents and chatbots can pull the customer toward more trades, more purchases and more delegation than intended, with or without their consent or intent.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
McCaffrey coached the Sea Kings for eight seasons.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Horton, who last coached in the NFL in 2019, alleged the Tennessee Titans didn’t offer him a genuine interview for the head coaching position in 2016.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Alisha Glass Childress, who coached the San Diego Mojo during their final season in 2026, has been named the Los Angeles franchise’s head of competition and head coach.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
The Rockets are coached by former Boston head coach Ime Udoka.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
Here is Edwards, who coached the Chiefs to the playoffs in the 2006 NFL season, on Mahomes.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Specifically, newcomers will be getting coached up hard from Day 1 by defensive line coach Kris Kocurek.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Improper incentives coached in the language of highly agreeable AI agents and chatbots can pull the customer toward more trades, more purchases and more delegation than intended, with or without their consent or intent.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
McCaffrey coached the Sea Kings for eight seasons.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Horton, who last coached in the NFL in 2019, alleged the Tennessee Titans didn’t offer him a genuine interview for the head coaching position in 2016.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Alisha Glass Childress, who coached the San Diego Mojo during their final season in 2026, has been named the Los Angeles franchise’s head of competition and head coach.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
The Rockets are coached by former Boston head coach Ime Udoka.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
Here is Edwards, who coached the Chiefs to the playoffs in the 2006 NFL season, on Mahomes.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coached
Verb
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One person has been successfully guided out of the cave so far.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Patients were randomly assigned to receive either standard treatment decisions or treatment guided by the genomic test.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
Verb
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She’s being raised in upper crust Gilead society, tutored in a private girls’ school led by Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) for a potential prosperous husband, specifically one in the upper ranks of the military.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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Her first year in New Haven, Heidi tutored students on weekends to pay her parents back.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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This could be accompanied by explicitly garnering informed consent from the user.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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If your dog’s panting is accompanied by episodes of collapse, pale or blue-tinged gums, inability to walk, vomiting, or not eating, take it to an emergency clinic immediately.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
Verb
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In a departure from his past life as a lawyer and advocate for a labor union, Loevy spent more than 25 years at Loevy & Loevy representing victims of wrongful convictions and victims of police abuse and also mentored younger attorneys.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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To her credit, Parish, who died in 1994, also mentored a legion of interior designers like Bunny Williams, David Kleinberg, David Easton, Mark Hampton, Brian McCarthy and Mariette Himes Gomez.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
Verb
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The map also showed oblong shapes above the tank site.—
Sean Greene,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Last year, Swiss scientists showed that AI models soundly beat humans on emotional intelligence tests.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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“Coached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coached. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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