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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Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
But some of the stars were Tutti Frutti (German shepherd, adopted); Grapes (another German shepherd, adopted); Catfinated Beverage (orange tabby, adopted); Beep Beep (Australian cattle dog, adopted); Spatula (whippet, adopted); and Lawn Mower the French bulldog (adopted).
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Peter Kang and Allie Broome will shepherd the project for Sony.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Karyn Cordner’s Raven, a five-year-old black German shepherd with a soft coat of fur, was being trained to become a guide dog by the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation in Bloomfield when the Simsbury resident first met her.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
But some of the stars were Tutti Frutti (German shepherd, adopted); Grapes (another German shepherd, adopted); Catfinated Beverage (orange tabby, adopted); Beep Beep (Australian cattle dog, adopted); Spatula (whippet, adopted); and Lawn Mower the French bulldog (adopted).
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
Since segueing to producing, Salke has shepherded the long-in-the-works Amazon MGM Studios film Honeymoon with Harry, which is starting production this month in Australia with Kevin Costner, Jake Gyllenhaal and Sarah Pidgeon starring.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Peter Kang and Allie Broome will shepherd the project for Sony.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Shepherd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shepherd. Accessed 17 Apr. 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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