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as in teaching

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coaching

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verb

present participle of coach

as in guiding

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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Noun

The biggest challenge for Harley in his first head coaching role has been staying connected with all of the different arms of the athletic department that go into supporting a football team, from equipment and facilities to tickets and marketing. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Between then and now, the club has held 21 practices and played two preseason games, giving the coaching and personnel staffs ample time to evaluate. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 Also, his placement on certain special teams packages tells us that the coaching staff expects to use him in those roles quite a bit. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026 That rough stretch put mounting pressure on Hoyos, leading to the coaching change. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Zillow cut more than 500 people earlier this month, announced the day before earnings, according to executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. — Maria Colacurcio, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 The companies also plan to bring pieces of DRX’s existing academy setup to Indonesia, with organized coaching, camps held in Korea and routes for Indonesian players to break into the region’s pro gaming circuit. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 Dallas cleaned house on the defensive coaching staff, hiring 34-year-old defensive backs coach Christian Parker from Philadelphia as their new coordinator. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Now, 2½ months after firing Straus, Parsons is deep into another coaching search. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Verb

Perhaps his greatest legacy at UCF is Dean was coaching in 1991 when UCF finally moved out of its tiny dank gymnasium and into its first legitimate basketball arena — a sparkling, by UCF standards, 5,100-seat facility. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 The Seahawks job was coaching running backs, Hammock’s specialty, and included a senior offensive assistant title. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 The Valkyries’ coaching staff’s pleas to the officiating crew for a flagrant foul call were not successful. — Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 After one season of sorcerer play calling, offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak took the Raiders’ head coaching job. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Once he was even kicked out of a game while coaching his kid’s flag-football game. — Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 Fernandez earned his way back as a senior, then started coaching as a student assistant pursuing an associate’s degree at Miami-Dade College in the early 1990s, washing uniforms and sweeping floors and filling ball racks and taping ankles. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 An even bigger worry among the fantasy community is the coaching staff’s comments about Thomas being used as the field-stretcher to open up the middle of the field for Washington and Meyers. — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026 Bailey left after the 2025 seaso to accept the football head coaching position at Beverly Hills High. — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coaching

Noun

Brother Govindananda, a monk with the order, said his organization sees AI simply as the next step to helping people access the late guru’s teachings through an online teaching portal — just as books did for previous generations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
John Warner, a writer and expert on the teaching of writing in the AI age, has visited universities in different parts of the country to observe how students are embracing AI.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of teaching

Verb

However, the company is now guiding to full-year constant-currency revenue growth of 11%, down from a previous range of 10% to 11%.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
That spirit is the guiding force of the Together, Together Tour, which Styles acknowledged with praise for his loving fans.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of guiding

Noun

The extreme heat pushed up air conditioning electricity demand, while heavy storms simultaneously dealt a blow to power supplies in parts of the country.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Detainees had said they were left without air conditioning during some of Miami’s hottest days.

— Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of conditioning

Verb

There will be opportunities to learn from experienced directors who would take on a mentoring role.

— Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
With Untitled for 12 years, Schmidt has worked across the company’s New York and Los Angeles offices, taking on increasing leadership and strategic responsibility within the talent department, while mentoring the next generation of managers.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of mentoring

Noun

Bermuda grass rhizomes can occur 6 to 8 inches deep, so simply pulling the surface runners or shallow cultivation will not eliminate it.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 23 Aug. 2026
In a major reversal, Illinois regulators have proposed letting cannabis companies grow cannabis outdoors, a move that would significantly lower energy consumption and cultivation costs — though home growers would be out of luck.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of cultivation

Verb

The teen version includes stronger safety protections, parental controls and features designed to emphasize learning and tutoring rather than simply helping kids cheat on their homework.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
Experts stressed engaging in activities that provide purpose and build meaningful connection; volunteering at a food bank or tutoring children was repeatedly recommended.

— Taylor Seely, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of tutoring

Noun

Gates is optimistic about AI's potential impact on healthcare, education, agriculture, scientific research, government services, small businesses, and more.

— Jeff Haden, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
To grow its talent pool, GSK India has early career programs such as the xCEL Trainee Program for graduates and initiatives like the GSK Scholars Programme, which aims to support students pursuing STEM education in the country.

— Charlotte Hu, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of education

Noun

The company also sees a possible path for JR3 technology beyond training.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
This is viewed as part of his decentralization agenda, aiming to transfer powers in areas such as skills training and select tax authorities from London to local combined authorities.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of training

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