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
  • Art needs coaching and reps to improve, and rightly deserves more attention.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • For Chesney, who grew accustomed to long bus trips while coaching at the lowest levels of college, UCLA’s luxury travel, by comparison, seems manageable.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of coaching
Verb
  • In the film, Robin Hood (Jackman), who feels cursed after leading a life of violent crime, is gravely wounded in a battle and seeks a chance at salvation while under the care of the mysterious Sister Brigid (Jodie Comer).
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • After its rousing Sundance premiere, the movie’s trailer ran ahead of doc hit An Inconvenient Truth, with its high profile leading GM to issue statements attempting to discredit Electric Car.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 July 2026
Definition of leading
Verb
  • To close the gap, companies must redesign mentoring for the AI era.
    — Marlo Lyons, Harvard Business Review, 24 July 2026
  • Her contracts covered coaching and mentoring for CMS human resources personnel and recommendations for HR improvements.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of mentoring
Verb
  • The accompanying report, released in late May, found that the museum misused grants provided by the US Geological Survey, given for STATEMAP, its state geological mapping program.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026
  • Kate, a huge tennis fan, presented the trophy to the winner of the women’s tournament, Linda Noskova—a moment captured in the video montage accompanying the post.
    — Mathilde Engelmann, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
Definition of accompanying
Verb
  • Parental involvement, tutoring resources, and community support can meet a child where their state education may be falling short.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 21 July 2026
  • In South Korea, almost eighty per cent of children regularly attend a hagwon—a private-tutoring center that supplements their schooling and prepares them for tests—which means that many kids are spending up to twelve hours a day in a classroom.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Definition of tutoring
Verb
  • All told, the guiding strategic defense principle contained in the handbook tends to be reactive rather than proactive.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Now celebrating her survival, Golightly is guiding her kids through a major educational transition.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 30 July 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
  • Álvarez, the youngest of the eight, credits his father, Santos Álvarez, for helping to shape his career and teaching him hard work, honesty and discipline.
    — Nate Burleson, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Still, after a trip to the emergency room, Leslie went back to teaching grade school at Dean’s Mill School that day.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
Definition of teaching
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“Godfathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godfathering. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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