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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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Recent Examples of piloted
Joby Aviation kickstarts nationwide eVTOL tour The Joby air taxi is piloted, though the company eventually aims to automate its flight services.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
Cisco’s People, Policy, and Purpose (3P) organization piloted its Working with AI program in just four weeks with five cross-functional teams.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Apollo 10—the fastest vehicle piloted by humans—maxed out at 24,791 mph.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
The service is being piloted in Seattle, Washington, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, along with international markets like the United Arab Emirates, India, Brazil and Mexico.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
Cisco’s People, Policy, and Purpose (3P) organization piloted its Working with AI program in just four weeks with five cross-functional teams.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Apollo 10—the fastest vehicle piloted by humans—maxed out at 24,791 mph.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
The service is being piloted in Seattle, Washington, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, along with international markets like the United Arab Emirates, India, Brazil and Mexico.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piloted
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Almost all quickly reunite with their ewes, and any that struggle are guided back.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Few guided the Bulldogs to the national championship game in 2017 and 2021.—
Doug Feinberg,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Fewer teams are being steered by local, civic-minded businesspeople.—
Michael Delayo,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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The crew module will separate from the service module, whose engines have steered them around the Moon and back to Earth.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Sheila McCabe-King, who coached a variety of sports at Berlin High – including girls basketball for the last 22 years – retired last week from coaching after 43 years.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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Gerald Lopez, who taught English and coached sports at the East County school, was arrested in 2022 by El Cajon police after the then-17-year-old girl’s mother discovered a series of text messages between her daughter and Lopez.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The live demonstration, which was conducted with Sonic Fire Tech, showcased the cutting-edge system that was developed by former NASA acoustics engineers.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Duckett's attorneys fought to stop the execution so that DNA testing could be conducted on the semen collected from the crime scene.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The fastball command that Niebla described as his superpower has accompanied the gains in velocity.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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He was accompanied by Lesley Suzanne McClam, 26, of Calabash, who was identified as a parent of the child, police said.—
Mark Price
April 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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The museum’s director, Pierre-Olivier Costa, met me in the entry hall and led me through the galleries housing Mucem’s permanent exhibition of items from its collection of folk arts and popular traditions.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Playing on the second night of a back-to-back after winning at Memphis on Monday night, the Suns (42-34) were led by two-time All-NBA guard Devin Booker, who scored a game-high 34 points.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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An hour and a half later, a person in the chat uploaded another photo, which showed several members of the group standing alongside Felder and his sign.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Astros catcher Christian Vazquez nonetheless challenged, and the replay showed the pitch to be a couple inches out of the zone.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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