godfathering

verb

present participle of godfather
as in coaching

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for godfathering
  1. coaching
  2. leading
  3. mentoring
  4. accompanying
  5. tutoring
  6. guiding
  7. shepherding
  8. teaching
Verb
  • At least the nutritionist coaching me on my diet is conciliatory.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026
  • After a disastrous stint in Carolina and a one-year return to coaching as Stanford’s interim coach in 2025, Frank Reich arrived with a fresh perspective as the Jets’ offensive coordinator.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of coaching
Verb
  • For context, the median private SaaS company generates about $141,000 of revenue per employee, while the leading AI-native companies are running at twenty times that or more.
    — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Washington is in the midst of a record-setting statewide drought, leading the governor to issue a statewide burn ban on Saturday.
    — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of leading
Verb
  • Leaders often view time as an obligation, but true leadership involves investing it, like mentoring employees or nurturing family relationships, which yield long-term dividends.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Consider helping at an animal shelter, mentoring someone, working with a local arts organization, supporting a food pantry, or volunteering at community events.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 30 July 2026
Definition of mentoring
Verb
  • With the accompanying string of tropical nights, state media has devoted unusual attention to the hottest weeks of the year, known locally as sambok, or the dog days of summer.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Consequently, the rapid temperature change and accompanying constriction and dilation of blood vessels in the palate can produce a stronger pain signal than in individuals without migraine, resulting in a more pronounced headache.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of accompanying
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
Verb
  • By all accounts, Katherine was a formidable presence—intellectually engaged, fluent in multiple languages, a guiding force in her children’s lives—and the painting honors that, depicting her reading rather than posing in decorative idleness.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The graphene layer protects the fragile superconductor from oxidation, while guiding it to grow in a smooth layer over a large wafer-scale area, according to researchers.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of guiding
Verb
  • As for the wisdom of shepherding the Sun out of Connecticut, the traditionally enthusiastic market for women’s basketball, to Houston, where a championship franchise failed to take hold in the league’s early days, well, time will tell.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
  • Warken takes his place at the chancellery after shepherding the first of the government’s reforms, meant to curb rising costs in the German health insurance system, through parliament earlier this month.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of shepherding
Verb
  • Grandparents teaching grandchildren to swim off the bathing platform.
    — Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Chinese law schools have accordingly placed greater weight on teaching Chinese students to argue using the vocabularies of foreign legal systems.
    — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of teaching
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“Godfathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godfathering. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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