shepherded; shepherding; shepherds
1
: to tend as a shepherd
2
: to guide or guard in the manner of a shepherd
shepherded the bill through Congress
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Verb
She carefully shepherded the children across the street.
They shepherded the bill through Congress.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
About the size of a German shepherd and resembling a jackal, D. avus roamed Patagonia’s grasslands from the late Ice Age until about 500 years ago.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Animal: Romeo, 1-year-old male shepherd mix; No. 893678.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
About the size of a German shepherd and resembling a jackal, D. avus roamed Patagonia’s grasslands from the late Ice Age until about 500 years ago.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Shepherd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shepherd. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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shepherd
1 of 2 noun
shep·herd
ˈshep-ərd 
1
: a person who takes care of sheep
2
shepherd
2 of 2 verb
: to care for as or as if a shepherd
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