as in steering
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 helming
Sydney Sweeney and Noah Centineo are on board to star with Sweet Tooth director Jim Mickle helming.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
The Patriots defied the odds all season to make the championship game, with head coach Mike Vrabel in his first season helming the team.
—Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
Conan O’Brien will return as host after earning rave reviews for his work helming the show in 2025.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
Bilson also worked on the last four seasons of Hogan’s Heroes from 1967-71, helming 25 episodes of that CBS comedy.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
But at one point Trump derailed the interview to insist that Dokoupil likely wouldn't be helming the news show if not for his big victory.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
Steelman, who just completed her first year helming Ulta, said in an NRF Big Show keynote in Manhattan Monday that the seedlings of her Ulta Beauty Unleashed plan are already bearing fruit.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Shapiro, who was on the short list to be former Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate in 2024 and is in his first term helming a pivotal swing state, has long been seen as a likely White House contender in 2028.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2026
Australian director Patrick Hughes is helming the project, which chronicles Thornton’s real-life survival story in the South China Sea that earned him a Congressional Medal of Honor.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
The Patriots defied the odds all season to make the championship game, with head coach Mike Vrabel in his first season helming the team.
—Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
Conan O’Brien will return as host after earning rave reviews for his work helming the show in 2025.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
Bilson also worked on the last four seasons of Hogan’s Heroes from 1967-71, helming 25 episodes of that CBS comedy.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
But at one point Trump derailed the interview to insist that Dokoupil likely wouldn't be helming the news show if not for his big victory.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
Steelman, who just completed her first year helming Ulta, said in an NRF Big Show keynote in Manhattan Monday that the seedlings of her Ulta Beauty Unleashed plan are already bearing fruit.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Shapiro, who was on the short list to be former Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate in 2024 and is in his first term helming a pivotal swing state, has long been seen as a likely White House contender in 2028.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2026
Australian director Patrick Hughes is helming the project, which chronicles Thornton’s real-life survival story in the South China Sea that earned him a Congressional Medal of Honor.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helming
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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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The transit authority is piloting three new styles of fare gates at 20 stations citywide.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the crash, has yet to say who was piloting the plane at the time of the crash (three people on board had pilot licenses).—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Helming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helming. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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