as in trainers
a person who trains performers or athletes
a coach who is highly respected by all of the baseball players
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as in guides
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 coaches
Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
Silverfield visited Gilbert's high school during the recruiting process, which isn't the norm for head coaches with kickers.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Jan. 2026
Aside from Wells’ appointment, the club’s coaching and technical staff remained mostly intact, aside from two outgoing and two incoming assistant coaches.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
In both cities, the Magic and the Grizzlies, alongside the NBA, are hosting a series of youth basketball development programming that will reach more than 2,500 youth, coaches and referees from across Germany and more than 5,000 youth, coaches and referees from across the UK.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Petersen was one of four coaches voted into the Hall, alongside Jim Margraff (John Hopkins, 1990-2018), Gary Patterson (TCU, 2000-’21) and Ken Sparks (Carson-Newman University, 1980-2016).
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
About 30 players from the Houston Dynamo Academy will be featured in the movie, aided off-screen by their actual coaches.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Lawyers for the coaches argued that the presence of a salacious video should not result in a harsher penalty than the warnings and disqualifications that FIS has issued for equipment violations in the past.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Still, the district put full faith in its current coaches, promoting from within.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
As the training mates shared the podium, coaches Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov beamed, snapping photos from the sidelines.
—Patrice Hutton, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
Whoever coaches the offensive and defensive lines will have players to build around but also some sizable holes to fill.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The person who coaches Dart next season is a major question.
—CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
Chuck, who had a successful career in the technology field but left that behind to focus on family, coaches the freshman gold basketball team at Santa Margarita High, their kids’ alma mater.
—Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
Kylie coaches a high school girls’ field hockey team, drives a green Toyota Sienna minivan and wears a sports bra every day.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Rubino is president of the North County Special Needs Foundation and coaches the Poway Padres, a Special Olympics softball team.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Host Muriel Wilkins coaches this leader through defining her value, working through possible scenarios at her organization, and taking a step forward into her next career phase.
—Harvard Business Review, 3 Nov. 2025
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Edison athletic director Rich Boyce is on the basketball coaches advisory committee.
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The facility has a locker room, showers, training room, industrial-sized washer and dryer, coaches offices and a kitchen.
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Sweaters, jeans and trainers are all casual pieces.—
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Svalinn even taught a dog how to ride a horse, trainers say.—
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Book experiences with locals like Barefoot Billy, who guides an epic, 26-mile Jet Ski tour, or Marianne van den Broek, a professional sand sculptor who leads workshops.—
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Premium Pliers Gugino, who guides striped bass and bluefish around Boston Harbor, and Rubner never leave the dock without a premium pair of pliers.—
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But for now, California is in good shape in terms of water supply, experts and water managers say, and restrictions are unlikely this summer.—
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Financial managers were recognized as the second-best job, followed by IT managers.—
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Viola Davis stars as General Nanisca, the group's leader who mentors a spirited new arrival, Nawi (Thuso Mbedu).—
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Brilliance & Excellence Movement is an organization that mentors young men and promotes safe and peaceful communities.—
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“Coaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coaches. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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