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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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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
There are a few guiding principles for us.
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ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Marmion succeeds Rick Baker, who retired after guiding the CBAA for 38 years.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026
Instead, Christianity is a guiding light for the characters.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 May 2026
The service Awasi’s personalized one-on-one guiding service works seamlessly in Patagonia, where highly experienced and well-trained guides are with you from pick-up to drop-off.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
What are the guiding principles that will shape your rulings or beliefs as a judge?
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Kerr earned the 2015-16 NBA Coach of the Year award after guiding the Warriors to an NBA-record 73-9 mark during the regular season.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
These trials established both its therapeutic potential and its side effects, guiding dosage and treatment protocols.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
That became the guiding principle behind both the club and a class that Miller taught last fall semester.
—Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Marmion succeeds Rick Baker, who retired after guiding the CBAA for 38 years.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026
Instead, Christianity is a guiding light for the characters.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 May 2026
The service Awasi’s personalized one-on-one guiding service works seamlessly in Patagonia, where highly experienced and well-trained guides are with you from pick-up to drop-off.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
What are the guiding principles that will shape your rulings or beliefs as a judge?
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Kerr earned the 2015-16 NBA Coach of the Year award after guiding the Warriors to an NBA-record 73-9 mark during the regular season.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
These trials established both its therapeutic potential and its side effects, guiding dosage and treatment protocols.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
That became the guiding principle behind both the club and a class that Miller taught last fall semester.
—Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guiding
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However, there is no definitive national ranking from 2013 showing Los Angeles and New York City tied as the safest big cities in the country.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Fourth, epidemiologists suspect that hantavirus is most contagious when an infected person is showing symptoms, whereas SARS-CoV-2 can readily be transmitted by seemingly healthy people.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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Griswold's office is responsible for supervising Colorado's elections and maintaining the statewide file of voter registrations.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Leaders increasingly must learn how to orchestrate systems rather than simply manage processes—from supervising individual workflows to coordinating intelligent networks, and from controlling static operations to adapting continuously evolving environments.—
Mira Tzur,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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His legacy is steering the economy through a pandemic and the worst inflation in a generation.—
Andrew Ackerman,
Washington Post,
15 May 2026
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Here, such extended sequences of cowboys steering their steeds and working their land feel rushed.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
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Both teams were shorthanded, as Indiana star Aliyah Boston missed her first WNBA game due to a lower right leg injury, and Storm forward and leading scorer Dominique Malonga missed her first game this season due to a concussion.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The leading 10 players come from seven countries, four of them major champions.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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If managing cholesterol is a priority, aim to eat one cup of cooked oatmeal per day.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
17 May 2026
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That’s why the younger version of himself — that kid who arrived in NASCAR two decades ago simply wanting to drive race cars —would never have imagined owning a team or managing a company.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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When Tomlin stepped away as coach in January, the team hired McCarthy, who first began coaching Rodgers in 2006.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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After losing everything, Dean turns to coaching youth hockey and develops meaningful relationships with the kids.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Now, satellites are capable of overseeing the battlefield from hundreds of miles in space.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Now, overseeing the most important central bank in the world is a tough gig under the best of circumstances.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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His father, Terry, spent 22 years working in the pharmaceutical industry, and now works in medicinal chemistry, teaching as an assistant professor of biochemistry at Wake Forest on the side.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Inside a small lab at Emory University's Math & Science Center, physicist Justin Burton spends his days teaching and asking some very big questions.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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“Guiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guiding. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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