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coachable

American  
[koh-chuh-buhl] / ˈkoʊ tʃə bəl /

adjective

  1. receptive to coaching.

  2. able to be developed or learned through coaching.


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“I like the trajectory, the coachable spirit and the desire to put winning first from this group,” Close said.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2026

“He’s been coachable and gotten better every year. It’s been a great thing,” LeDuc said.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2024

“He’s very coachable and I’m happy with his development, he’s been playing really good.”

From Seattle Times Feb. 15, 2024

I am not advocating that we abandon that glorious sugar puddle on our plates necessarily, but if we are coachable, we can learn something from the French here.

From Salon Dec. 12, 2023

But when one of the shocking revelations is that Catherine was accused of being "coachable" you have to think there are probably worse things to be called.

From BBC Nov. 28, 2023

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