godfathering

verb

present participle of godfather
as in coaching

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  1. coaching
  2. leading
  3. mentoring
  4. accompanying
  5. tutoring
  6. guiding
  7. shepherding
  8. teaching
Verb
  • At 46, coaching his fifth Pitt State team, the priorities are different.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 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
Definition of coaching
Verb
  • With the status of leading rusher Jeremy Payne up in the air, TCU will have to lean more into this offensive identity to support a defense and special teams unit playing at such an elite level.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI has reportedly floated the idea of giving the government up to a 5% stake in the company and suggested other leading AI companies do the same.
    — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of leading
Verb
  • 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
  • After the Community Recording Studio, the couple will make go Himmah, central England’s biggest food bank and Epic Partners, which offers sports, education and mentoring programs for disadvantaged young people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of mentoring
Verb
  • With less than two years until the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, serious questions remain about funding and coordination for the Cultural Olympiad, the arts and culture program accompanying the Games.
    — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Anton Corbijn directed the accompanying video filmed in the California desert, which satirizes U2 as a religious cult in which women do all the heavy lifting.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of accompanying
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
Verb
  • Acting was his guiding passion, but his deep love for the avant-garde helped till the ground for the city’s theatrical renaissance that the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival catalyzed.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • That conviction is guiding the $385 billion Abu Dhabi fund on its investment decisions.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of guiding
Verb
  • Belgrad focused much of his time on shepherding filmmakers through post-production.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The sheep references our family’s English shepherding heritage.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of shepherding
Verb
  • The school is launching a new master of education degree and teaching credential program in July 2027.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In 2025, Dunham told Variety that Horvath is probably teaching at Bard College and enjoying raising her son.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of teaching
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“Godfathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godfathering. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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