as in steered
to operate or control the course of
a treacherous route for any weekend sailor just learning to helm his vessel
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Recent Examples of helmed
Earlier this summer, the Aussie band began to remove dozens of albums from Spotify following the announcement that Ek’s investment firm, Prima Materia, helmed a 600 million euro fundraising round for Helsing, a defense technology startup developing AI drones.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
The film was helmed by Alfred Molina (Coco), along with Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi from a screenplay by Julia Cho, Mark Hammer and Mike Jones.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Cutter also acted as a showrunner for the series, which had eight episodes helmed by four different female directors.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
What makes this fiesta more impressive is that it is helmed by a non-profit team whose main goal is to increase visibility and education around Santa Fe’s food scene and traditions.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Related Articles Utz spent much of his career working with Hedi Slimane when the French designer helmed Celine and Saint Laurent.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Wrench previously helmed Swift's Eras Tour concert film to astronomical box office numbers for the genre, with the film earning a staggering $261 million in global ticket sales.
—EW.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Anna Wintour speaks with David Remnick about how the magazine she’s helmed for decades is about to change.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
The film, helmed with Andriy Alferov, marks Rodnyansky’s return to directing after a 31-year hiatus.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
The film was helmed by Alfred Molina (Coco), along with Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi from a screenplay by Julia Cho, Mark Hammer and Mike Jones.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Cutter also acted as a showrunner for the series, which had eight episodes helmed by four different female directors.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
What makes this fiesta more impressive is that it is helmed by a non-profit team whose main goal is to increase visibility and education around Santa Fe’s food scene and traditions.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Related Articles Utz spent much of his career working with Hedi Slimane when the French designer helmed Celine and Saint Laurent.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Wrench previously helmed Swift's Eras Tour concert film to astronomical box office numbers for the genre, with the film earning a staggering $261 million in global ticket sales.
—EW.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Anna Wintour speaks with David Remnick about how the magazine she’s helmed for decades is about to change.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
The film, helmed with Andriy Alferov, marks Rodnyansky’s return to directing after a 31-year hiatus.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helmed
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That’s before, in recent years, the Canadian government steered dedicated funding to support First Nations creative talent.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Staub steered the Buffs to three TD drives in his four possessions.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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The district last year also piloted a new science curriculum from Lego Education.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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The idea took off last summer in Copenhagen, where the city piloted CopenPay, a program that hands out perks for sustainable behavior.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Helmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmed. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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