guidance

noun

guid·ance ˈgī-dᵊn(t)s

Synonyms of guidance next

: the act or process of guiding

: the direction provided by a guide

couldn't have done it without her guidance

: advice on vocational or educational problems given to students

provides guidance on how to apply for scholarships

: the process of controlling the course of a projectile by a built-in mechanism

problems with the missile's guidance

Examples of guidance in a Sentence

I couldn't have done it without her guidance. We need more guidance on how to handle these unusual cases.

Recent Examples on the Web Live well every day with tips and guidance on food, fitness and mental health, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. —

Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023 Arin Yoon—Bloomberg/Getty Images As the Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona oversees a department that provides guidance for roughly 65 million students nationwide, from pre-K to adult learners. —

Time, 21 Sep. 2023 Steelcase raised its fiscal-year adjusted profit outlook to a range of 80 cents to 90 cents a share, up from previous guidance of 55 cents to 75 cents a share. —

WSJ, 20 Sep. 2023 Learn more › Learn to protect critical online data and get the guidance to pass leading IT exams with The Exams Digest 2023 All-In-One CompTIA & IT Lifetime Training Bundle—now only $29.99 (reg. $120). —

Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 20 Sep. 2023 The expert also pointed out that investors had hoped for more guidance. —

Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2023 The United States Preventative Services Task Force recently changed its guidance, recommending that all women get screened for breast cancer every other year starting at age 40. —

Nathalie McDowell Johnson, STAT, 19 Sep. 2023 Lake Central school officials said the mask mandate reduces the spread of the virus and was in line with guidance from the Indiana Department of Health. —

Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023 Jeremy Morton-Maxson, a 39-year-old Seattle resident with a family history of bladder cancer, received guidance from a urologist to undergo tumor removal for testing. —

Sandra Rose Salathe, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2023 See More

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