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Recent Examples of herded
Three men, hooded and shackled, were herded onto the stage.
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Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
The four girls had been herded to the rear of the shop and shot, execution-style, according to police.
—Claire Lempert, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
You and your daughter are fitted with masks before you are brought in through a side door to avoid contaminating the waiting room, and then herded into an isolated negative-pressure room designed to prevent the aerosolized virus from traveling into the hall.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Even here, at the premiere, scores of demonstrators, herded behind police barricades and security fencing, were waving signs and shouting at attendees.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Parents herded them toward the buses.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Some staff members had herded them back into the school, and some students ran into the public library across the street before the federal agents drove away.
—Philip Wang, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Hands up, we were herded into a pickup truck outside the hotel.
—Jon Meyersohn, Vanity Fair, 15 Jan. 2026
And every September, the bison, more than 1,300 of them, are herded by a group of experienced cowboys and cowgirls down to corrals, past a cheering group of onlookers.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
The four girls had been herded to the rear of the shop and shot, execution-style, according to police.
—Claire Lempert, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
You and your daughter are fitted with masks before you are brought in through a side door to avoid contaminating the waiting room, and then herded into an isolated negative-pressure room designed to prevent the aerosolized virus from traveling into the hall.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Even here, at the premiere, scores of demonstrators, herded behind police barricades and security fencing, were waving signs and shouting at attendees.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Parents herded them toward the buses.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Some staff members had herded them back into the school, and some students ran into the public library across the street before the federal agents drove away.
—Philip Wang, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Hands up, we were herded into a pickup truck outside the hotel.
—Jon Meyersohn, Vanity Fair, 15 Jan. 2026
And every September, the bison, more than 1,300 of them, are herded by a group of experienced cowboys and cowgirls down to corrals, past a cheering group of onlookers.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for herded
drove
Verb
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Still, Trump’s words drove oil prices back down to roughly $80 per barrel and allowed American stocks to rally before the markets closed.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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Cars drove by and many drivers honked their horns in support, waving or raising fists through open windows in solidarity.—
Jodi Bondi Norgaard,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Herded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herded. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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