coached

verb

past tense of coach
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 The Mustangs are coached by Sandburg boys volleyball coach Madisen Babich. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026 One was David Moore, one of Canales’ favorite players he’s ever coached. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026 This time, Miami dominated start to finish, getting back on track heading into next Saturday’s home game against Atlanta United, coached by former Inter Miami coach Tata Martino. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026 Marietta is coached by Cam Duke, who compiled an 84-16 record at Edgewater before landing the lucrative Georgia job last season. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 Partee also acted as a mentor and coached the girls' basketball and track teams. — Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Two one-hour in-club coached workout a minimum of 2 times per week. — Sponsored Content, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026 Releford, who couldn’t recall ever converting such a dramatic shot, scored 12 points for the Blue team, which was coached by Ochai Agbaji of the Brooklyn Nets. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026 More specifically, the 1965-1985 Cowboys, coached by Hall of Famer Tom Landry. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coached
  1. guided
  2. tutored
  3. taught
  4. accompanied
  5. mentored
  6. showed
Verb
  • When the Sox were at Camden Yards in April, Tracy had to be guided to the manager’s office.
    — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Trump has long talked about his survival as divinely guided, a theme Vance took up.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of guided
Verb
  • Washington’s young starters were tutored by Griffin, a crafty All-Star.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • That’s expected to be the philosophy of O’Leary, who tutored his Western Michigan players by showing them tapes of the Chargers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of tutored
Verb
  • The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.
    — Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Definition of taught
Verb
  • Amin also accompanied the crown prince on his visit to Washington last year, where the governments of the two countries announced a strategic AI partnership.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • While sometimes vitriolic discussions about the gargantuan structures have accompanied increasingly unavoidable AI conversations, data centers themselves have been around since the 1940s.
    — Greta Reich, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of accompanied
Verb
  • During her school years, she was mentored by the Japanese painter Kakei Hibino and later went to the Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts to study traditional Japanese painting.
    — Kaori Kaneko, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The usual story is that the painter Milton Avery mentored and then was eclipsed by his friend Mark Rothko.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of mentored
Verb
  • The win showed progress, but just a small amount at this point.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Earl showed precision with both short and deep balls, like on successive 45-yard scoring tosses.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of showed

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“Coached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coached. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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