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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
Quiet healing calls as compassionate Venus redirects lucky Jupiter, guiding your 12th House of Solitude to coexist with your 5th House of Parties.
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The music and sub-beat are calming, as is the soft female voice guiding me quietly through a meditation.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
American families, American workers, and foreign policy restraint will be the guiding principles to understand what a JD Vance presidency will look like in the post-Trump world.
—Frank Devito, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
This indicates that the magnetic field is not merely going along for the ride but is actively guiding and accelerating the escaping material.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Looking ahead to 2026, both Union Pacific and CSX are guiding to a year defined more by execution and cost discipline than by a meaningful freight rebound.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Council members could use AI by getting questions answered, meeting documents analyzed and memos summarized as well as in guiding them in drafting questions for staff, Cosentino said.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Instead, advisors are increasingly guiding them there based on priorities.
—Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
One of the impacts of the terminations was that instead of guiding my lab towards the studies to prevent or treat cancer, I’ve been extremely distracted by efforts to try to raise money to support the lab.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The music and sub-beat are calming, as is the soft female voice guiding me quietly through a meditation.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
American families, American workers, and foreign policy restraint will be the guiding principles to understand what a JD Vance presidency will look like in the post-Trump world.
—Frank Devito, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
This indicates that the magnetic field is not merely going along for the ride but is actively guiding and accelerating the escaping material.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Looking ahead to 2026, both Union Pacific and CSX are guiding to a year defined more by execution and cost discipline than by a meaningful freight rebound.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Council members could use AI by getting questions answered, meeting documents analyzed and memos summarized as well as in guiding them in drafting questions for staff, Cosentino said.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Instead, advisors are increasingly guiding them there based on priorities.
—Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
One of the impacts of the terminations was that instead of guiding my lab towards the studies to prevent or treat cancer, I’ve been extremely distracted by efforts to try to raise money to support the lab.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guiding
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Among the documents released Friday were emails dated from 2012 to 2013, showing Musk's name but with his email address redacted.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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Multiple videos that emerged of the shooting contradicted that claim, showing the intensive care nurse had only his mobile phone in his hand as officers tackled him to the ground, with one removing a handgun from the back of Pretti’s pants as another officer began firing shots into his back.—
Michael Biesecker,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The first demos had obvious chase cars supervising the operations.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Duneland also brought its special education programs in-house, changing its relationship with the Porter County Education Services, which had been supervising special education teachers.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some career Senior Executive Service (SES) officials also fall into this category, particularly where their responsibilities involve steering policy direction rather than simply managing operations.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The trio was associated last year with the Sacramento Metropolitan Television Cable Commission, a Sacramento County agency tasked with steering money to public media organizations and composed of representatives from local cities and the Board of Supervisors.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Nuro is leading the testing using robotaxi engineering prototypes supervised by autonomous vehicle operators.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Gold, sage and forest green tile flooring lined the area, leading into a room with a pool table and carpet, with a series of unique memorabilia on the walls.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Her mother accompanied her to appointments, managing logistics and providing emotional support.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tina Olson, a managing attorney with the Juvenile Lifer Unit in the State Appellate Defender Office, says the decision doesn't minimize the crimes committed – or the victims impacted – but instead ensures defendants are given fair punishments.—
Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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After the '23 season, Cignetti accepted the head coaching job at Indiana University, and, because of the then-new lax transfer policy, took more than a dozen of his JMU players with him to Bloomington.—
Mac Engel Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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The report also stated that LaFleur wasn’t coaching for his job against the Bears in the sense that his future wouldn’t be decided by four quarters.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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The judge overseeing the A3 case had previously ordered a portion of funds to be paid to the county and put in a trust fund for K-12 students.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Gerard Corros, president of the Kaiser Orange County Professional Association, who’s overseeing the interests of 2,800 nurses and others at the bargaining table, plans to park his gas-guzzling pickup truck at home and drive his fuel-efficient Honda Accord instead.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
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Kat Lake, 41, has five pinball machines in her home and loves teaching people about the game.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
31 Jan. 2026
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Other teachers who are part of the ARTLC testify to the immense difficulty of teaching these sorts of lessons without support from school administrators.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Guiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guiding. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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