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as in showing
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
the pastry chef guided her through the creation of the wedding cake, showing her how to ice the layers, fashion the elaborate decorations, and assemble the whole shebang
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as in supervising
to look after and make decisions about
thought the new superintendent would guide the school system well
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3
as in steering
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front
would be happy to guide you folks to the historic part of town
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Recent Examples of guiding
Their father, an RIA veteran, spent decades guiding families through the most personal financial decisions of their lives.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
James Wiseman and Jay Huff hope to be next, and Carlisle will be guiding them.
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Informing basic training, various directives, and even legal advice, the act serves as a sort of compass guiding military behavior.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
So far, their commercial use is mostly confined to guiding visitors at exhibition halls, shopping malls and, more recently, testing at factories for repetitive tasks like sorting materials and performing quality checks.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
An Arizona Department of Transportation pilot car was guiding vehicles through the Billy Fire operational area on SR 288, the Forest Service said.
—Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Naraghi credited these partnerships with guiding the project and helping to turn research curiosity into practical applications.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
Alvarez drops to receive Almada’s pass before guiding it first time to Fernandez.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Heyman is best known for guiding the Harry Potter movie franchise across eight successful movies.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
James Wiseman and Jay Huff hope to be next, and Carlisle will be guiding them.
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Informing basic training, various directives, and even legal advice, the act serves as a sort of compass guiding military behavior.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
So far, their commercial use is mostly confined to guiding visitors at exhibition halls, shopping malls and, more recently, testing at factories for repetitive tasks like sorting materials and performing quality checks.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
An Arizona Department of Transportation pilot car was guiding vehicles through the Billy Fire operational area on SR 288, the Forest Service said.
—Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Naraghi credited these partnerships with guiding the project and helping to turn research curiosity into practical applications.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
Alvarez drops to receive Almada’s pass before guiding it first time to Fernandez.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Heyman is best known for guiding the Harry Potter movie franchise across eight successful movies.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guiding
Verb
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Reuters saw chatbot data showing more than 10 million interactions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Institute said the study found that distraction alerts were far more common than drowsiness warnings, which aligns with previous research showing visible drowsiness is quite rare.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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But the challenge is all the more pronounced when you’re supposed to be supervising a safe place for kids to play.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
25 Aug. 2025
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The city of Newport is not directly supervising the removal.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
22 Aug. 2025
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By the time someone notices, the tool may have been steering your workforce in the wrong direction for months.—
Joseph Freed,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The man quickly pulls his partner to safety, steering her sharply away from the oncoming animal.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The signs, in Lukas' iconic green and white, hang on the wood posts leading into the gap where horses enter and exit the track for training.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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His condition went unaddressed during nearly four months in Eloy Detention Center, and three leading infectious disease public health researchers said opportunities to save his life were missed.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Despite daunting market conditions, America’s youngest generation of adults is managing to break into the housing market in growing numbers.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Fire containment Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Guests are seen running, screaming and directing the child towards a nearby building.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The threat comes as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson simultaneously signed an executive order directing city agencies to resist federal immigration enforcement operations, setting up a confrontation between local and federal authorities.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Nurses were heard coaching her through the delivery process.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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In fact, Zebrowski logged 17 fourth-down attempts in a game while coaching at Wisconsin-Whitewater.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Instead, chairman Jeff Shi essentially led a broader team of staff in overseeing transfers.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Da Empoli’s 2022 novel bases Baranov on Putin’s real-life former aide and fixer Vladislav Surkov, whose purview included overseeing Russia’s relationship with Ukraine; he was dismissed from his post in February 2020, two years before Russia invaded Ukraine.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Guiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guiding. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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