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as in teaching

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verb

present participle of coach

as in guiding

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 coaching

Noun

The fact that Hubbard’s superpower also requires a lot of touches is something the Panthers’ coaching staff is aware of, Idzik said. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026 Cam Skattebo was surprisingly punished for his fumbling issues, but there is precedence in John Harbaugh’s coaching history. — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 Others agreed that a coaching change was necessary but questioned the timing. — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The midseason break has historically been a convenient time for organizations to make a coaching change, giving an interim replacement extra time to prepare. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 For Jung, that looked like attending Seoul Fashion Week and indulging in the city’s fine dining scene, while for some of her coaching clients, that meant professional color consultations, beauty treatments, and even weekend trips to Japan. — Jessica Poitevien, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026 The veteran guard has started 33 of his 41 appearances for Boise State since 2022 and has earned plenty of praise this season from the coaching staff for his leadership among the front five. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026 Mozeliak also indicated that Suzuki’s entire coaching staff is not expected to return in its current positions, but some members had been offered staff positions in the organization. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Over his 41-season coaching career, Huggins spent four seasons at Walsh, then an NAIA school; five at Akron; 16 at Cincinnati; one at Kansas State; and 16 at West Virginia. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

After a year coaching wide receivers at the College of Idaho, Moore followed Petersen to Washington in 2015 for two seasons before taking the wide receivers coach position at Fresno State. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026 Coaching the Roos was Whitaker’s first head coaching job from 2006-12. — Pj Green october 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 That downtime consists of school drop-offs, volunteering for lunch duty at his kids’ school, coaching his son’s flag-football team and honing his skills on the grill. — Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, your star rep’s calendar is full, her manager is stretched thin, and the next batch of recruits needs coaching. — Anis Bennaceur, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Girls playing baseball and their moms coaching them was a rarity in the late 1990s. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 For that matter, head coaching jobs might ultimately be on the line, too. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026 And Sean Sweeney made his head-coaching debut in the 132-125 loss to the Hawks. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Virgil is sharing interim head coaching duties with coach Brice Musgrove, according to a letter to Longhorn parents Cedar Hill sent to the Star-Telegram. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coaching

Noun

Schools agree to a statement of faith, including that same-sex relationships and gender transitions are off-limits, but families may not be aware of Wilson’s teachings or influence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Whole schools are emerging that are AI-based, and virtual AI tutors are allegedly personalizing instruction and making teaching and learning more efficient and effective.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of teaching

Verb

Management is guiding to flat EBITDA margins for the year, as lower-margin acquisitions and a fading FX tailwind offset productivity gains, so don't be worried about a lack of profitability growth in coming quarters.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Co-owner Nadja Mumelter leads regular forest bathing sessions, guiding guests through a mindful immersion into nature.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of guiding

Noun

The trailer's air conditioning malfunctioned and would not blow cool air to the people trapped inside during the sweltering, three-hour ride in June 2022 from the border city of Laredo to San Antonio, authorities said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
The rafters themselves are nothing special, merely a useful space to house lighting and air conditioning.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of conditioning

Verb

After a mentoring session, Perino offered her a position as her assistant.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
Labor of Love The LVMH Virtuosos form a community, acting as ambassadors for their respective maisons, participating in specialized development masterclasses and taking an active role in mentoring.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of mentoring

Noun

Fashion is, after all, an entire industry built on the cultivation and expression of taste.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Grenada The new year marks the 150th anniversary of Spicemas, the annual August carnival in Grenada, which is known as the Spice Island due to its cultivation of nutmeg, cloves and other scented delights.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of cultivation

Verb

Then in 2015, ProPublica found that The Princeton Review charged different prices for an online SAT tutoring package depending on a customer's ZIP Code.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Residents who spoke about the proposal said the city should address existing needs, including technology, electrical outlets, tutoring space and longer hours, before reducing the library’s footprint.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of tutoring

Noun

The union argues that income limits topping $500,000 in parts of the state make it more a tax break for the wealthy than an education program.

— Lara Murray-Sterzel, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Its eventual deployment could help the university explore how emerging aircraft fit into policing, emergency management, and engineering education.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of education

Noun

The training includes mock networking happy hours and credit cards with $100 to take people out to coffee.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
To keep providers open, the federal government spent more than $50 billion on the industry, funding staff training, higher wages, protective gear and child care assistance for more families.

— Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of training

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