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as in guided
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
piloted the figure skater through the national championships
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as in steered
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front
the lead rider piloted the rest of the team
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as in navigated
to operate or control the course of
managed to pilot the plane to safety despite the failure of the left engine
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Recent Examples of piloted
Educators who piloted the program praised the improved response times and stronger protections for students.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Originally piloted on YouTube via StukTV before being developed by EndemolShine Nederland, part of Banijay Benelux, Talpa and Signal.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Mickey piloted the boat to the cliffs, dropped anchor, and the four of them swam to shore.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Below, a look back at the designers at the helm of the storied French house, from the founder to the current Olivier Rousteing, who has piloted the brand’s renaissance, and every creative in between.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Originally piloted on YouTube via StukTV before being developed by EndemolShine Nederland, part of Banijay Benelux, Talpa and Signal.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Mickey piloted the boat to the cliffs, dropped anchor, and the four of them swam to shore.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Below, a look back at the designers at the helm of the storied French house, from the founder to the current Olivier Rousteing, who has piloted the brand’s renaissance, and every creative in between.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piloted
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The Chiefs opened the third quarter at their own 19-yard line, but Mahomes guided the offense with chunk gains to five different pass-catchers during an eight-play touchdown drive that took less than four minutes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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After a pair of 7-6 seasons to start his time in Happy Valley, Franklin guided the Nittany Lions to 11 wins and a Big Ten championship win in 2016 before Penn State lost to USC in the Rose Bowl.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The container shipping companies have steered clear of the Red Sea and the neighboring Gulf of Aden due to ongoing missile and drone attacks from Houthi militants based in Yemen.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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Being here is like being with the Beatles and Elvis together Jensen was the brainchild of the get-together, Jim said, explaining that the Nvidia CEO wanted to hear from the everyday investors whom Jim steered into the stock.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Dylan was also coached by Ed Dylan started playing college football at Michigan under Jim Harbaugh but left the team amid the COVID-19 pandemic to enter the transfer portal.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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And the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine recently sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT coached the California boy in planning and taking his own life earlier this year.—
Trân Nguyễn,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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An investigation was conducted, but Creech said he was not asked for a statement.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The poll was conducted by KFF, the nonpartisan health research organization.—
NPR,
NPR,
12 Oct. 2025
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Within minutes, Martinelli showed his attacking instincts.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The study showed that the robot could make multiple turns exceeding 100 degrees along its body length when activated.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Hurry Up Tomorrow was also accompanied by a feature film of the same name.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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The actress accompanied her girls to Paris Fashion Week the week after the news of her split.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Piloted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piloted. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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