as in guided
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 coached
That looks like a different Caleb Williams to me, so Ben Johnson's coached him hard this offseason.
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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Vrabel, who never coached under Belichick, isn’t making that mistake.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Reese merely flipped that axiom on its head by asking to be coached harder.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Like most of his family, Heid was involved in athletics from a young age, playing basketball — which Cooper coached him in — before eventually settling on football.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Rick Curtis coached his Crean Lutheran football team to a 23-6 victory over son Sean Curtis’ Capistrano Valley team in a nonleague game at Crean Lutheran.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Ella Rumpf, who plays Angèle, a makeup artist who dreams of becoming a writer, was coached by Chanel makeup artist Elsa Durrens.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
The attorney’s office said Hjermstad had coached many of the children or one of their family members.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2025
Eimer, a West Aurora alum, played with Tittle’s father Lesroy in high school and has also coached his three half brothers.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Vrabel, who never coached under Belichick, isn’t making that mistake.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Reese merely flipped that axiom on its head by asking to be coached harder.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Like most of his family, Heid was involved in athletics from a young age, playing basketball — which Cooper coached him in — before eventually settling on football.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Rick Curtis coached his Crean Lutheran football team to a 23-6 victory over son Sean Curtis’ Capistrano Valley team in a nonleague game at Crean Lutheran.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Ella Rumpf, who plays Angèle, a makeup artist who dreams of becoming a writer, was coached by Chanel makeup artist Elsa Durrens.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
The attorney’s office said Hjermstad had coached many of the children or one of their family members.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2025
Eimer, a West Aurora alum, played with Tittle’s father Lesroy in high school and has also coached his three half brothers.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coached
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Steve Sarkisian was hired to be the head coach for 2014, but Helton stepped in and guided the Trojans to a 45-20 victory in the bowl game, then went back to an assistant’s role on Sarkisian’s staff.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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Our health policies are guided by evidence, common sense, and respect for individual rights—not ideological agendas or special interests.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Holland brought them home after school and tutored them.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Aug. 2025
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The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.—
Sydney Sasser,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Aug. 2025
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Video of the fatal attack showed Kirk speaking to a large crowd of people on the university campus as a shot rings out.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kirk was addressing a crowd of thousands of people at an outdoor event at the campus in Oren, Utah, when video showed a bullet hitting him in the neck area.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The First 70 Years contains impeccable research and analysis, accompanied by fascinating photos of the sets, film crews, and casts.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images What To Know Erika Kirk was seen departing Air Force Two in Phoenix on Thursday accompanied by Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Mahomes was introduced to high-end watches by Alex Smith, the quarterback who mentored him in Kansas City.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Burton was also a friend of Judge William Newsom, and mentored his son, Gavin Newsom, the future San Francisco mayor and governor, who got his start in politics in 1996 after Brown named him to the city Parking and Traffic Commission at Burton’s recommendation.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Atelier Ndigo by Waina Chancy offered up an exuberant collection led by hues such as cherry red and deep blue.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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La Luz del Mundo was founded by Joaquin's grandfather, Eusebio Joaquin Gonzalez, in 1926 and was later led by Joaquin's father, Samuel Joaquin Flores.—
Luc Cohen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Coached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coached. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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