godfathers

verb

present tense third-person singular of godfather
as in coaches

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for godfathers
  1. coaches
  2. engineers
  3. mentors
  4. pilots
  5. schools
  6. guides
  7. counsels
  8. escorts
Verb
  • Both players are diligent with preparation and exude a toughness that coaches love.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • His older brother Matt LaFleur coaches the Green Bay Packers, Zac Taylor the Cincinnati Bengals, Kevin O’Connell the Minnesota Vikings and Liam Coen the Jacksonville Jaguars.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of coaches
Verb
  • When Gilla Band hit the road, their front-of-house guy drives, Fox also engineers, Kiely sells merch, and Faulkner runs tech.
    — Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
  • Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of engineers
Verb
  • One possible explanation is that working together gives employees more opportunities to benefit from a supportive manager who mentors and offers development opportunities, while distance can offer some relief when the relationship is less favorable.
    — Christos Makridis, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Hamade, who mentors much of CentraLife’s advisor network directly, frames the company’s growth less as a sales story than an infrastructure one.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of mentors
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  • The software that pilots the drones, for example, can plug into things like Boston Dynamics’ robo-dog, Spot, or into other companies’ drones.
    — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Heath pilots a fighter jet, deploys bombs in foreign countries, and thwarts cyberattacks, all after remarkably cursory and casual conversations with a government official.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of pilots
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  • Dean Fabrizio and James Teter, each hired in 2009, have been at their Class 6A schools the longest.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Baltimore County's Board of Education named the former Anne Arundel County schools Chief Operating Officer (COO) as its next superintendent, officials announced Monday.
    — JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Definition of schools
Verb
  • School board trustees are elected volunteers who shape district budgets and policies and hire a superintendent who guides day-to-day decisions.
    — Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Over the years, Best of Beauty became the seal that guides hands across shelves by empowering Allure readers with the knowledge of what makes a product great… long before the advent of social media and the ubiquitous #GRWM.
    — Hunter Lacey, Allure, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of guides
Verb
  • There is an encounter with Albert Einstein, of all people, who counsels her to take a stand against these racist booking policies.
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • As someone who counsels and advocates for people who have been convicted of the worst crimes imaginable, Hood often faces criticism from the victims’ families.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of counsels
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  • Entry has been moved to the garden, where you’re greeted by a hostess who escorts you into an antechamber with a bar, and you’re invited to order a pre-dinner cocktail.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Elsewhere, La’an escorts the one person who can save Spock via a cloned heart transplant, Sybok, Spock’s half-brother (though by all appearances his twin since he’s played by Ethan Peck).
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of escorts
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