Thesaurus results for HELMED

helmed

verb

Definition of helmed next

past tense of helm

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 Insiders say even though Erskine had not helmed a feature film yet, her pitch blew away the studio and producers, leading to her first big directing job. —

Justin Kroll, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026 Even before cameras rolled, Lopez and Goldstein had immediate chemistry, says director Ol Parker, who most recently helmed the 2022 George Clooney-Julia Roberts romantic comedy Ticket to Paradise and 2018's Mamma Mia! —

Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026 Director Warren Fu helmed the video, assisted by a production team that includes cinematographer Andrew Truong and production designer Evaline Wu Huang. —

Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026 The resort’s signature restaurant Azul, which closed in 2019, was once helmed by Miami celebrity chef Michelle Bernstein. —

Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026 The festival is the largest marquee livestream music event YouTube does, said Matt McLernon, the company’s senior manager of artist partnerships who has helmed its relationship with Coachella. —

Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026 The Asian University Basketball League helmed by Alibaba co-chairman and Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai has completed a Series A funding round featuring investments from Yao Ming, David Blitzer and Marc Lasry. —

Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2026 It was produced by Rick Rubin, who helmed their last record, The New Abnormal, and drops June 26. —

Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026 In just two weeks, Project Hail Mary, the space odyssey helmed by Spider-Verse producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, became the highest grossing film of 2026 so far. —

Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026

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Politics has never been TMZ’s focal point, but political issues that aggrieve Levin personally have steered the outlet’s coverage from its inception.

— Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
With his tag-team partner Michael Burns, vice chair of the company, Feltheimer has steered Lionsgate through a series of M&A deals, adding thousands of titles to its library, boosting its capabilities and increasing its value into the billions from far humbler beginnings.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026