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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Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026
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—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Shush is the starting point of the Zagros Mountain Trail, a 130-mile hiking course launched in 2023 that links ancient pilgrimage paths, shepherds’ trails and routes once used by Kurdish Peshmerga freedom fighters.
—Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026
For a crafty afternoon, use wire cutters to cut metal hangers into smaller pieces and bend them into small shepherd’s hook shapes to decorate as plant markers.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
Veracco, who’s been superintendent since 2010, has shepherded the district through several referendums and capital projects that reflect the district’s growth to about 9,000 students.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Whitney shepherds a sky-high Henry from the dance floor, where things were getting steamy, to a glory hole, presumably so the Industry FX guy can show off his derring-do.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Shepherd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shepherd. Accessed 27 Feb. 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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