herded

past tense of herd
as in drove
to urge, push, or force onward the guards briskly herded us through the museum in order to prevent overcrowding

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Recent Examples of herded In the bond market, Treasury yields dropped as investors herded toward investments considered safer. Stan Choe, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
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Verb
  • However, Paul drove to a bar and took shots with Connor, according to surveillance video from the bar obtained by Greenville News.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The Martinezes drove up from Miami to welcome their new baby to the family.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Palace’s super-strength is low crosses provided by flying wing-backs, when they can be released, running into space on the edge of the box.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Frouman was President of international at North Road since its inception and ran the operation from the UK capital.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
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  • Since last Thursday, Disney has run public messages notifying YouTube TV customers of a possible blackout.
    Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The duo will produce the film with David Glasser, who runs Sheridan’s production company 101 Studios.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025

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“Herded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herded. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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