coached

past tense of coach

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Recent Examples of coached Ham, who coached Prince last year with the Lakers, understood how to use his shooting in a variety of situations. Brian Sampson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 The second strategy is improving employee retention, best accomplished by first-line managers who are coached and incented by senior leadership to make retention a priority. Bill Conerly, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 Bo and Caleb were constantly watching football, around the game as Patrick coached college football, or playing it in their backyard. Skyler Trepel, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024 In 2018, their father Patrick coached the team — which included the trio of brothers — to a class 6A State Championship at Pinson Valley High School in Birmingham, Alabama. Skyler Trepel, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024 Hayward has been a lifelong community resident and has coached youth sports. Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coached
Verb
  • Israel has also been busy afflicting potentially mortal blows against Hezbollah’s powerful rocket and missile arsenal, estimated to number anywhere from 150,000 to 200,000 surface-to-surface projectiles, including long-range and precision-guided munitions.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The messy middle refers to the difficult decisions that need to be made, guided by science and hardheaded economics.
    Nick Rockel, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Earlier, a more experienced DJ, Popo, from Atlanta, taught her how to scratch.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This approach is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), where individuals are taught to recognize and challenge distorted thinking patterns.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • This season that showed in its new patchwork wrap coat that was more blanket than boho, and a cool palette of petrol blue, deep khaki and burgundy that was on trend with the key colors seen on the runways.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Still Dominguez showed decent signs in left while dealing with some rainy weather and who plays there is part of the meticulous planning and cautious purpose the Yankees head into a Division Series with really high expectations based on their performance and what teams are already eliminated.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Perimenopausal symptoms begin when women reach their 40s, triggered by hormonal fluctuations and accompanied by irregular periods, brain fog, insomnia and hair loss.
    Akshay Syal, M.D., NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • The stylist who accompanied them on the trip and also styles Burrow’s game day looks?
    Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • But few leaders have successfully led companies through one—let alone stayed at the top long enough to try and steer their organization through a second.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Pro football kicked off Week 5 with a thrilling divisional game and QB Kirk Cousins’ 509 passing yards and 4 touchdowns led the Atlanta Falcons to a 36-30 overtime win over NFC South rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024

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“Coached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coached. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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