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
  • Also honored was Pat Murphy, the manager of the World Series champion Milwaukee Brewers and someone who won 73% of his games while coaching at Notre Dame.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Penalties, special teams and offensive line play are the three areas impacted by coaching the most, and the Horned Frogs have failing grades in each category outside of punter John Hoyet Chance.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of coaching
Verb
  • Reaves embodied Doncic in almost every way Sunday, leading the Lakers to a 121-116 win over the Detroit Pistons as Doncic sat out with low back tightness.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • At least two new incoming Democratic senators expressed some reservations Sunday about Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who's expected to be reelected to his post after leading his party back to the majority.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of leading
Verb
  • Moore has spent 10 years mentoring via DMA London and the not-for-profit DMA Foundation.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Aside from product quality and interior design, Kingsley wants the focal point of the business to be educating and mentoring baristas.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of mentoring
Verb
  • To bring its accompanying music to life, Perry has tapped 19-time Grammy winner Kirk Franklin to produce its original soundtrack.
    — Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Across the board, top-handle bags became must-haves for elegant women (and trend chasers), accompanying them to upscale events and high-profile dinners.
    — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of accompanying
Verb
  • About a thousand Turkish high school students solved math problems with regular ChatGPT, with a tutoring version of the bot, or without AI.
    — Dmytro Korchevskyi, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of tutoring
Verb
  • She is being charged with guiding HP through the challenges of the memory shortage.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Part of guiding its own path means being aware of the overall landscape, the CEO said.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of guiding
Verb
  • The producers of Obsession, Backrooms and the Conjuring franchise will continue as distinct production labels with their own creative teams shepherding film and TV projects under each label.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Jon & Kate Plus 8 offered a glimpse into the Gosselins’ unique home life, in which heartwarming scenes of Jon and Kate making breakfast for their eight children at once and shepherding them into a minivan occurred daily.
    — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of shepherding
Verb
  • Several candidates argued that a board focused on teaching residents best practices to maintain clean water, the local tree canopy and growing plants and food could surge back to relevance.
    — Beth Kassab, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The show focuses on teaching kids how to process and cope with big emotions, as well as language and social skills, through music and dance.
    — Parents, Parents, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of teaching
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“Godfathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godfathering. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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