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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 coaching
Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Two men who rose through the coaching ranks on opposite sides of the football had neighboring houses.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
The renowned jumps expert who worked with Chen and other stars including Rippon, Kwan and Mao Asada has assisted Malinin’s parents with in-person and remote coaching since 2021.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
After interviewing with the Ravens and Steelers this coaching cycle, Flores’ lawsuit probably contributed to his not receiving a second chance to coach after the Dolphins fired him following the 2021 season.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Then 10 players were at podiums, and the rest of the players and coaching staff were sitting at tables.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
By 2017, her private life was unraveling amid family tensions, abusive coaching and hidden trauma.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The New England coach had just landed the head coaching spot with one of this former teams and reached out to Brown.
—D. Orlando Ledbetter, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Bill Belichick, the longtime New England Patriots head coach who won eight Super Bowls during his coaching career, was not inducted in his first year of eligibility.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
His official title is senior defensive assistant, a curious change for a coach who has spent a lifetime on offense around a head-coaching stint with the Giants.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
His father, Vladimir, started coaching at the rink in 1998 and the two families spent a lot of time there when Daniel, Anton and Maxim were growing up.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
The move was part of an offseason coaching staff overhaul by Glenn, who hired Brian Duker as his defensive coordinator to replace Steve Wilks.
—CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Neither Tom Brady nor Marshawn Lynch will be on offense, and neither Bill Belichick nor Pete Carroll will be coaching on the sideline.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
By then, Faulkner was coaching quarterbacks at Georgia.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Mike LaFleur, the Rams’ offensive coordinator for the last three seasons, is the latest to parlay his time with McVay into an NFL head coaching opportunity.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Turgeon served on staffs at Oregon and the Philadelphia 76ers before landing his first head coaching job at Jacksonville State.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
Tim offers phone coaching calls if you get stuck during a DIY job.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Two men who rose through the coaching ranks on opposite sides of the football had neighboring houses.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
The renowned jumps expert who worked with Chen and other stars including Rippon, Kwan and Mao Asada has assisted Malinin’s parents with in-person and remote coaching since 2021.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
After interviewing with the Ravens and Steelers this coaching cycle, Flores’ lawsuit probably contributed to his not receiving a second chance to coach after the Dolphins fired him following the 2021 season.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Then 10 players were at podiums, and the rest of the players and coaching staff were sitting at tables.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
By 2017, her private life was unraveling amid family tensions, abusive coaching and hidden trauma.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The New England coach had just landed the head coaching spot with one of this former teams and reached out to Brown.
—D. Orlando Ledbetter, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Bill Belichick, the longtime New England Patriots head coach who won eight Super Bowls during his coaching career, was not inducted in his first year of eligibility.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
His only experience coaching tight ends was at the Senior Bowl.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
His official title is senior defensive assistant, a curious change for a coach who has spent a lifetime on offense around a head-coaching stint with the Giants.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
His father, Vladimir, started coaching at the rink in 1998 and the two families spent a lot of time there when Daniel, Anton and Maxim were growing up.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
The move was part of an offseason coaching staff overhaul by Glenn, who hired Brian Duker as his defensive coordinator to replace Steve Wilks.
—CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Neither Tom Brady nor Marshawn Lynch will be on offense, and neither Bill Belichick nor Pete Carroll will be coaching on the sideline.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
By then, Faulkner was coaching quarterbacks at Georgia.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Mike LaFleur, the Rams’ offensive coordinator for the last three seasons, is the latest to parlay his time with McVay into an NFL head coaching opportunity.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Turgeon served on staffs at Oregon and the Philadelphia 76ers before landing his first head coaching job at Jacksonville State.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coaching
Noun
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That can mean anything from learning an instrument, to teaching, to volunteering, to taking a part-time job or joining a line-dancing group.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The rewards of teaching are echoed by Jonny Albert, who just started at AWO helping to teach the social dance class, and by Meadow Smith, who’s been teaching dance there for five years.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Jit Singh, who grew up in Johor and has been guiding for 50-plus years, met us in the lobby.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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He’s currently tied with George Seifert, who won 17 upon succeeding Bill Walsh and guiding the 1989 49ers to the Lombardi Trophy.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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John Gaspar was not expecting the winter heating bills for his Chicago studio apartment to top $160 a month, especially since running the air conditioning over the summer was not particularly expensive.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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To guess the winner of the Tour de France, for example, a human forecaster might spend hours building a basic regression model based on previous years’ results, while also scouring injury and conditioning reports and reading commentary from fans and experts.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The nonprofit organization provides mentoring, financial literacy and mental health and wellness activities for young men ages 16 to 24.—
Kamal Morgan
February 5,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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This allegation includes reference to training programs, hiring decisions, firing and layoff decisions, internships and mentoring opportunities.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Archaeologists have traced the cultivation of the date palm—also known as Phoenix dactylifera—back millennia.—
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
5 Feb. 2026
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Innovation in Production Across legal markets, AI is already creeping into cultivation, not as sci-fi robots trimming buds, but as quiet systems making decisions humans used to make by gut.—
Aisha Alves,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Consequently, tutoring companies and educational startups will face increasing pressure to collaborate with major AI platforms or risk obsolescence in the test-prep domain.—
Gerui Wang,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Notre Dame’s model, called Tutor-ND, expands tutoring access by building capacity in schools and community organizations with its training.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As uniform payment for attorneys changes the landscape of family law, training and education are at the forefront of the conversation.—
Raynee Howell,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Feb. 2026
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The factors that drove it have mostly played out, including Congress raising the Social Security eligibility age by two years, gains in education and life expectancy and fewer employee pensions, said Alicia Munnell, a senior adviser to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.—
Paige Winfield Cunningham The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Stafford, who turns 38 on Saturday, worked through a back issue that sidelined him for all of training camp and passed for a league-best 46 touchdowns and 4,707 yards.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The new study notes that Kanzi’s lexigram training could have primed him to better recognize symbols and that his language training might have changed his brain.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Coaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coaching. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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