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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Noelle Alviz-Gransee
march 16, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Catty-corner from the church is Kelly Ingram Park, now filled with statues commemorating the time in the spring of 1963 when police turned German shepherds and fire hoses on peaceful young protesters.
—John Archibald, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
The city approved a Phase 1 revitalization plan shepherded by the La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Club to replace walls and doors in the station’s sleeping areas, along with other improvements.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Gaels Public House & Sports will be serving draft beers ($3), Fireball shots ($3), tall boy + whiskey ($7), as well as regular menu food items like nachos, pub poutine, shepherd’s pie, cottage pie, handhelds and pizza.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee
march 16, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Catty-corner from the church is Kelly Ingram Park, now filled with statues commemorating the time in the spring of 1963 when police turned German shepherds and fire hoses on peaceful young protesters.
—John Archibald, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
Jesse Whittock shepherding you through the week’s biggest and best in film and TV.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
The city approved a Phase 1 revitalization plan shepherded by the La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Club to replace walls and doors in the station’s sleeping areas, along with other improvements.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Shepherd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shepherd. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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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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