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as in coaches
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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2
as in supervises
to look after and make decisions about
thought the new superintendent would guide the school system well
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as in steers
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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as in guards
one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy
followed our guide through the dangerous mountain trails
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Recent Examples of guides
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2026
By the 31st minute, Andrew guides Sudeikis and his family to the back near the other celebrities.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Scenography by architect Shohei Shigematsu guides visitors through rooms with everything from vignettes of archival trunks to installations that reinterpret the monogram, first created in 1896.
—Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Much of the film is set in and around a Parisian elder-care facility, and Hamaguchi guides us through its rooms and hallways, its meetings and rituals, with a patience and passionate granularity worthy of the late documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Various nemeses and side characters enter the fray, from Jim’s archenemy (and also Insta-famous) Pavel to the scally with a sneaker-sniffing fetish who guides Jim and Lucien to their next destination.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
The importance of humans and humanity in the darkest hours is something that guides me.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2026
The viewer and characters never quite know what’s transpiring as Lang expertly guides the plot with hallucinatory shots of the crime, a mirror motif, and a journalist-versus-police race to find the culprit.
—Air Mail, 16 May 2026
Among other damage, the oil can essentially suffocate mangrove trees, interfere with hawksbill turtles’ and green sea turtles’ sense of smell that guides their navigation, and prevent fish from reproducing.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
Will Carless, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Outfitters booked hunts for 30 or 40 days and sent the hunters out with a full staff of Indian guides, cooks, and wranglers.
—Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
The Obama Center’s audio guides will live on the Bloomberg Connects app, which provides audio guides for a host of cultural institutions, including LACMA, the Guggenheim Museum and the Academy Museum.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
The award-winning cruise line specializes in the Med, with expert local guides and medium-sized ships ideal for exploring smaller ports across Greece, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, and Turkey.
—Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
More than 1,000 climbers and their guides scaled Everest this May, which was the busiest climbing season ever on the world's highest mountain.
—CBS News, 4 June 2026
For Broadcom, the overshoot comes back to hardware players Dell and HPE, providing monster guides, along with expectations that Alphabet’s $85 billion equity raise would lead to more orders for Broadcom.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Sylvan Rocks guides climbs at Palisades, but DIYers can tackle 200-plus routes on their own, too.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 4 June 2026
Be sure to follow me for all your daily puzzle-solving guides, TV show and movie reviews and more here on this blog!
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Verb
Its infrared seeker locks onto a target before launch and guides itself to impact without further operator control.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2026
By the 31st minute, Andrew guides Sudeikis and his family to the back near the other celebrities.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Scenography by architect Shohei Shigematsu guides visitors through rooms with everything from vignettes of archival trunks to installations that reinterpret the monogram, first created in 1896.
—Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Much of the film is set in and around a Parisian elder-care facility, and Hamaguchi guides us through its rooms and hallways, its meetings and rituals, with a patience and passionate granularity worthy of the late documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Various nemeses and side characters enter the fray, from Jim’s archenemy (and also Insta-famous) Pavel to the scally with a sneaker-sniffing fetish who guides Jim and Lucien to their next destination.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
The importance of humans and humanity in the darkest hours is something that guides me.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2026
The viewer and characters never quite know what’s transpiring as Lang expertly guides the plot with hallucinatory shots of the crime, a mirror motif, and a journalist-versus-police race to find the culprit.
—Air Mail, 16 May 2026
Among other damage, the oil can essentially suffocate mangrove trees, interfere with hawksbill turtles’ and green sea turtles’ sense of smell that guides their navigation, and prevent fish from reproducing.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
Noun
The group closely manages its propaganda and marketing with several guides that members must strictly adhere to.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Outfitters booked hunts for 30 or 40 days and sent the hunters out with a full staff of Indian guides, cooks, and wranglers.
—Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
The Obama Center’s audio guides will live on the Bloomberg Connects app, which provides audio guides for a host of cultural institutions, including LACMA, the Guggenheim Museum and the Academy Museum.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
The award-winning cruise line specializes in the Med, with expert local guides and medium-sized ships ideal for exploring smaller ports across Greece, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, and Turkey.
—Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
More than 1,000 climbers and their guides scaled Everest this May, which was the busiest climbing season ever on the world's highest mountain.
—CBS News, 4 June 2026
For Broadcom, the overshoot comes back to hardware players Dell and HPE, providing monster guides, along with expectations that Alphabet’s $85 billion equity raise would lead to more orders for Broadcom.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Sylvan Rocks guides climbs at Palisades, but DIYers can tackle 200-plus routes on their own, too.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 4 June 2026
Be sure to follow me for all your daily puzzle-solving guides, TV show and movie reviews and more here on this blog!
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guides
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To her daughter, 8-year-old Hazel (Nola Wallace), Paula is the fun parent, a mom who encourages ice cream for dinner, embraces cursing, enthusiastically participates in TikTok dances, and even coaches her daughter’s youth soccer team.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Perkins coaches his son’s YPG Perkins team, and things were getting chippy against their opponent, Swaveway Playaz.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
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Milshtein previously served as adviser to COGAT, which supervises civilian policy in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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As chief of patrol, Hein supervises the most visible aspects of the Police Department that define its image in the minds of most Chicagoans, including emergency response, crisis intervention, traffic control, routine patrol and community policing efforts.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Those kinds of partnerships, where Delta steers customers to a brand and gets a cut of the business, explain why the airline chose Amazon over Starlink as the provider for its in-flight services, to Elon Musk’s highly vocal irritation.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Today’s audiences look for a more personalized movie experience that festivals can provide, which also steers them in the direction of repertory cinema.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Liveried guards greet you at the grand entrance and breeze through ‘hello’ in any number of languages.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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He is known for his corner offense, which featured two big men at each side of the free throw line, an offense that would spread the floor and allow guards and wings to cut and flow to the corners.—
Jason Quick,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Verb
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An electronic display shows the closing KOSPI index inside the lobby of the Korea Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, on June 1, 2026.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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But blacklisting a company for maintaining civil rights protections, and then banning the military deployment of its AI hours later, shows that the federal government in this instance enables the harm that regulation is meant to prevent.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
Verb
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The race will determine who oversees one of the nation’s largest municipal law offices, which provides legal advice to city officials, represents Los Angeles in litigation and prosecutes misdemeanor charges committed within city limits.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
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As part of that, Malhotra oversees Snap’s international growth initiatives across North America, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
3 June 2026
Verb
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This leads him to a radio station in Central Mexico, where the cosmic transmission is being masked by its own signal.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
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Sabalenka leads 2-1 in career meetings with Osaka, who has reached the fourth round in Paris for the first time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
Noun
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New York attorney Charles Rubio, who filed the bankruptcy court motion for the attendants, did not respond to a phone message seeking comment.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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In her early 20s, Tottori began as a flight attendant and spent decades rising through the airline, later serving in leadership roles including as a senior cabin attendants director in 2015.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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“Guides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guides. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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