Examples of guidepost in a Sentence
The guidepost said that the camp was to the left.
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The new study marks the second update since the 2009 paper and the first time scientists have included numerical guideposts for each boundary—a very significant development.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2023
Whichever direction you’re headed, here are a few guideposts to keep in mind.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2023
The area’s 150-year-old Banyan tree, which had been across the street from Down the Hatch, became a guidepost.
—Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 23 Aug. 2023
Kingsbury's case and others involving Espionage Act violations offer a guidepost for the potential consequences Trump faces if he's convicted, but also highlight the uniqueness of his case.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 12 July 2023
Those guideposts help clients make sure their design decisions going forward tell the same story.
—Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 30 May 2023
Direction is the guidepost your teams use to navigate their treacherous environment and, hopefully, find success at the end of the line.
—John Estafanous, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
There are exceptions — the Sazerac, for example, comes in a rocks glass but is traditionally pre-chilled, then served without ice; Aperol spritzes come in a big stemmed glass with ice — but generally, the stem is a reliable guidepost about what drinks go into what vessel.
—M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
Telemedicine and remote work enable these programs to virtually follow the patient from the beginning, serving as a guidepost throughout their journey, untethered by the cumbrances of a physical primary care, oncology, or palliative care clinic.
—Samyukta Mullangi and Vinayak Venkataraman, STAT, 31 May 2023
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2023
Whichever direction you’re headed, here are a few guideposts to keep in mind.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2023
The area’s 150-year-old Banyan tree, which had been across the street from Down the Hatch, became a guidepost.
—Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 23 Aug. 2023
Kingsbury's case and others involving Espionage Act violations offer a guidepost for the potential consequences Trump faces if he's convicted, but also highlight the uniqueness of his case.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 12 July 2023
Those guideposts help clients make sure their design decisions going forward tell the same story.
—Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 30 May 2023
Direction is the guidepost your teams use to navigate their treacherous environment and, hopefully, find success at the end of the line.
—John Estafanous, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
There are exceptions — the Sazerac, for example, comes in a rocks glass but is traditionally pre-chilled, then served without ice; Aperol spritzes come in a big stemmed glass with ice — but generally, the stem is a reliable guidepost about what drinks go into what vessel.
—M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
Telemedicine and remote work enable these programs to virtually follow the patient from the beginning, serving as a guidepost throughout their journey, untethered by the cumbrances of a physical primary care, oncology, or palliative care clinic.
—Samyukta Mullangi and Vinayak Venkataraman, STAT, 31 May 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1738, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Guidepost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guidepost. Accessed 30 Sep. 2023.
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guidepost
noun
guide·post
-ˌpōst 
1
: a post (as at the fork of a road) with directions for travelers
2
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