as in to guide
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
shepherding her through the procedure of taking out a loan
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as in pastor
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Recent Examples of shepherd
Anna Tong, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Orlando Family Stage, which specializes in theater for young audiences, has been commissioning new plays and shepherding them for years.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
The 67-pound black and white shepherd mix arrived at Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) in Encinitas, Calif., as a stray puppy four years ago.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Trump postponed enforcement of the law until April 5 after taking office in January to give himself time to shepherd a deal.
—Anna Tong, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Orlando Family Stage, which specializes in theater for young audiences, has been commissioning new plays and shepherding them for years.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
Here are the other breeds that rank among the most common in the United States:
Labrador retriever at No. 2
Golden retriever at No. 3
German shepherd at No. 4
Poodle at No. 5
The top five breeds are unchanged from last year.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
The 67-pound black and white shepherd mix arrived at Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) in Encinitas, Calif., as a stray puppy four years ago.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shepherd
Verb
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Our customers seek to be informed, guided and cared for.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Initially, a human operator remotely controlled the robot, using instincts and social intuition to guide its behavior.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The highlight is an interactive Easter story led by Village Church’s senior pastor, the Rev. Jack Baca.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Tim Overton is a pastor and currently serves as chairman of the Delaware County Republican Party in Indiana.—
Tim Overton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There’s also an impressive 1836 drawing of a young shepherdess by Jules Dupre, acquired by the museum in 2009 as part of a bequest from collector Muriel Butkin.—
Steven Litt,
cleveland,
29 Jan. 2023
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And Angela Chatelain Avila entertainingly plays most of the play’s female roles, including the neighbor’s gentle-natured wife Beryl, a boy servant, a maid and a shepherdess.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Oct. 2022
Verb
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Summitt coached Harper during her collegiate career, from 1995-98.—
Kevin Utz,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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McHale earned an advanced degree from Cal State Fullerton and has been coaching for the last 13 years, most recently as defensive coordinator at Dana Hills High. McHale, who also coaches track, teaches English, social science and health.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The faithful from Francis’ homeland, meanwhile, gathered in the Argentine church of Rome for a special Mass presided over by Cardinal Baldassarre Reina, the pope’s vicar for Rome.—
Silvia Stellacci,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Currently the parochial vicar at St. Lucy Parish in Campbell, Rev. Pedigo formerly served as pastor at St. Julie Billiart and Our Lady of Guadalupe in San Jose.—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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After Joe translates for Washington in an interrogation with a sheepherder whose land borders the ravine where Vines’s body was found, Washington finally makes her suspicions plain.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
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Whitfield doubles down on his previous orders, instructing the former sheepherder to murder all the Duttons and dump their bodies in the lawless border town.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Improving emotional intelligence correlates with measures like professional confidence, ethics, engagement with managers and employees, mentoring and coaching staff and advising the board of directors on critical HR issues.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Finding a workplace that fosters mentoring is crucial for career development.—
Julia Sullivan,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Instead, stabilizers are cowboys tasked with wrangling a very specific herd: water.—
Ali Bouzari,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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How many movie cowboys would admit that? ‘Shirkers’ (2018) Stream it on Netflix.—
Ben Kenigsberg,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Shepherd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shepherd. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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