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noun

as in teaching

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coaching

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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

What a new staff means for Benton The previous coaching staff immediately plugged Benton in as a nose tackle in the base defense and was reluctant to move him. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Every time a player screwed up, the coaching staff and his teammates received a text message, calling out both the infraction and the guilty party. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Bertman played baseball at Miami before going into coaching, starting at the high school level in Miami Beach. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley was not conducting drills for a mythical win in a practice that will never find its way to his coaching record. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026 Haynes launched a successful coaching program and now splits her time between houses in Palm Coast and Tampa. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 13 Aug. 2026 Kelce didn’t provide any details on the wedding or reception that was attended by Brad Pitt, Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks and much of the Chiefs team, coaching staff and front office. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026 Proactive development strategies are crucial, including exposing candidates to enterprise problems, granting access to senior executives, and utilizing executive coaching. — Roberta Matuson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Jermaine Stafford’s vision has been cut in half, but his coaching eye remains strong. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

Jones also is among 21 to win state titles in their first head-coaching job at any school. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026 Tennessee hired Saleh in January for his second head coaching job following his tenure as the New York Jets skipper from 2021 to 2024. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 After years as a college coach and an NBA assistant coach, Sweeney is embarking on his first head coaching job. — Kathy Laughlin, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026 But Butler continued coaching girls under the AAU until 2018. — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2026 Then Harbaugh got fired in Baltimore and the Giants went after the coach as hard as he’s been coaching up his team in training camp. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 Amegadjie, a third-round pick in 2024, has shown the coaching staff things with his physicality and length. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026 The lawsuit said the mother was informed last month that head coach Rich Wendling and assistant coach Brian Birch would no longer be coaching the girls teams. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026 At least the nutritionist coaching me on my diet is conciliatory. — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coaching

Noun

After four decades of teaching, advising and research, my salary is barely half of that.

— Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
The measure effectively cut off government funding for shrines and removed Shinto practices and teachings from public institutions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of teaching

Verb

Surrogacy agreements are most often private, and there are few federal standards guiding the practice, Ziegler said.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Since vintage base ball league teams agree to abide by the same rules used in 1858, only 37 rules are applied to the sport, as compared to today’s numerous regulations guiding the players of today’s baseball games.

— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of guiding

Noun

Features include modern safety technology, air conditioning, GPS and parking sensors, while maintaining the vintage appearance.

— Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
The report also called on Transport for London, which operates the city’s underground train network, to add air conditioning to new tube trains and look for new ways to keep carriages and platforms cool.

— Olivia Rudgard, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of conditioning

Verb

Always committed to innovative solutions and mentoring the next generation in the industry.

— Bankim Chandra, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Miami’s spent two years investing in the unpolished pass rusher, with mixed views, and the hope is that the playing time, and all the mentoring Robinson received the past two seasons begins to pay off in 2026.

— Omar Kelly August 6, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of mentoring

Noun

Of the 13,661 rupees the average rural agricultural household earned per month, according to a 2021–22 NABARD survey, only one-third came from cultivation.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
On June 9, 2022 Thailand officially decriminalized marijuana cultivation and possession and the government plans to give away 1 million cannabis plants for fee to people throughout the country.

— Peter Su, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of cultivation

Verb

Experts stressed engaging in activities that provide purpose and build meaningful connection; volunteering at a food bank or tutoring children was repeatedly recommended.

— Taylor Seely, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
Mighton began tutoring children in math to support himself financially as a playwright.

— Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

Definition of tutoring

Noun

The federal law generally prohibits schools that receive federal education funding from disclosing personally identifiable information from a student's education records without a parent's or guardian's consent, except in limited circumstances.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Democrats say the flip indicates voters want education to move on from political fights over social issues, while conservatives point to their wins.

— Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of education

Noun

Liverpool will play a total of 180 minutes against Serie A side Como across two games tomorrow (Sunday), one behind closed doors at their training ground at noon locally, the other at Anfield at 6pm.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Being late for anything – breakfast, lunch, dinner, a team meeting, a training session – or parking in an unassigned spot, for example.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

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