as in steering
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as in guiding
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shepherding
Verb
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Alvarez drops to receive Almada’s pass before guiding it first time to Fernandez.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025 -
Heyman is best known for guiding the Harry Potter movie franchise across eight successful movies.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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To avoid these pitfalls, companies need to treat office redesign as a change management project—not just a facilities project.—
Ryan Anderson,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Silverstein and Avex formed S10 Publishing as a joint venture back in 2020, and Avex made a strategic investment in S10 Entertainment's management division in May 2024.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The burden on leadership is to act not just strategically, but humanely.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Leavitt, who flew more than 3,000 hours including in combat, and held leadership roles such as Air Force chief of safety and commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service, had her biographies, commentary pieces and a retirement tribute taken down.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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McIlroy stayed on an even keel after getting back to 12-under, shooting par in his next four holes before taking a four-stroke lead over DeChambeau, Ludvig Åberg and Rose, who birdied four times during a six-hole stretch to get back into the running at 9-under, after birdying the ninth hole.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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James, too, is in the running for All-NBA conclusion for a record-extending 21st straight season.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And the notion that the administration’s allies in Silicon Valley can quickly produce large numbers of nimble, affordable, and lethal next generation weapons that will give America a decisive edge should be treated with a large grain of salt.—
William Hartung,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration appealed the order, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied it.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Success requires getting your hands directly on data governance and quality controls before rolling out any personalization initiatives.—
Jody Bhagat,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, depending on the industry, firms are constrained by various factors when considering shifts in supply chains, such as the availability of supply inputs, infrastructure, the quality and cost of local labor, regulation and governance.—
Dylan Butts,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Luckily for the Jayhawks, the offense is trending in the right direction.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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Vision also became the name of the game, since looking in the direction of the slide helped to bring our hands into the right steering angle more naturally.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Department of Transportation was notified to conduct traffic control.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2025
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As a protégé of Harry Anslinger, the notorious anti-drug zealot at the head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, Wolff was part of the inner circle of control advocates that virtually dictated WHO policy at the time.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Shepherding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shepherding. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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