as in to guide
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
carefully coached her through the home-buying process
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Recent Examples of coach
Liana Handler
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
Starters were voted in by fans, while pitchers and reserve players were selected through a player ballot, a group of voters consisting of players, managers, coaches and league personnel.
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Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2026
ABC News,
27 June 2026
According to Uruguayan media, there was tension in the team camp, and hours before their game against Spain, Fede Valverde and several teammates complained to coach Marcelo Bielsa about the team’s training methods and tactics.
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Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2026
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Noun
San Diego’s manager Craig Stammen and coach Ryan Goins were ejected three pitches into the game after arguing a check-swing call.
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Liana Handler
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
Starters were voted in by fans, while pitchers and reserve players were selected through a player ballot, a group of voters consisting of players, managers, coaches and league personnel.
—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2026
Verb
She'll be joined by Elena Delle Donne, Amaya Valdemoro and Isabelle Fijalkowski; coaches Cheryl Reeve and Kim Muhl; television analyst Doris Burke; and posthumous veteran honoree Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
According to Uruguayan media, there was tension in the team camp, and hours before their game against Spain, Fede Valverde and several teammates complained to coach Marcelo Bielsa about the team’s training methods and tactics.
—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coach
Noun
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The video assistant referee called for a review of the play while the two were down getting tended to by trainers, leaving the Americans to nurse their lead down a man for the rest of the game.
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Rucking activates the upper trapezius, shoulders, upper back, abdominals, obliques and lower back, according to trainers and coaches who specialize in the method.
Verb
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Queiroz is confident his experience can help guide a team of talented players, many of whom also play in some of the biggest pro leagues in the world.
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Whether the future is guided by a more centralized federal framework or a complex matrix of state-level consumer protections, the race to a multi-billion-dollar digital overhaul is already well underway.
Noun
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Kelce played a bully of a restaurant manager who fires a busboy (played by Bad Bunny).
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Offers three-credit-bureau monitoring, VPN, dark web monitoring, password manager, email aliases and instant credit lock.
Verb
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Brady is actively mentoring Mendoza, advising him to embody supreme competitiveness, leadership and mental and physical toughness to earn his teammates' respect.
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Of all his accomplishments, Connaughton took the greatest pride in mentoring generations of graduate students and teaching assistants, according to his obituary.
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“Coach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coach. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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