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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
Despite the 10-seat Cessna piloted by Morales arriving nearly two hours late, the weight of the passengers and their baggage weren't checked prior to boarding, as required by federal regulations, according to the publication.
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Makena Gera, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
At B’nai Shalom in Greensboro, North Carolina, Rabbi Rebecca Ben-Gideon and Eliana Light piloted and developed a program with the help of the Jewish Education Innovation Challenge in which middle schoolers focus on names — both their own and the many names used for God.
—Debra Rubin, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Rachel was riding on a jet ski in Fort Lauderdale’s Intracoastal Waterway on Tuesday, piloted by her 16-year-old sister Aviva, when the watercraft jumped the wake of another vessel and crashed into a dock, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told the Miami Herald.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
Sometimes my evenings, too, are an exercise in box-checking, dissociation, and faux self-care, my body piloted by a brain that has never quite switched off work mode.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025
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Makena Gera, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
At B’nai Shalom in Greensboro, North Carolina, Rabbi Rebecca Ben-Gideon and Eliana Light piloted and developed a program with the help of the Jewish Education Innovation Challenge in which middle schoolers focus on names — both their own and the many names used for God.
—Debra Rubin, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Rachel was riding on a jet ski in Fort Lauderdale’s Intracoastal Waterway on Tuesday, piloted by her 16-year-old sister Aviva, when the watercraft jumped the wake of another vessel and crashed into a dock, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told the Miami Herald.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
Sometimes my evenings, too, are an exercise in box-checking, dissociation, and faux self-care, my body piloted by a brain that has never quite switched off work mode.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piloted
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Steve Sarkisian was hired to be the head coach for 2014, but Helton stepped in and guided the Trojans to a 45-20 victory in the bowl game, then went back to an assistant’s role on Sarkisian’s staff.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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Our health policies are guided by evidence, common sense, and respect for individual rights—not ideological agendas or special interests.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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That’s before, in recent years, the Canadian government steered dedicated funding to support First Nations creative talent.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Staub steered the Buffs to three TD drives in his four possessions.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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That looks like a different Caleb Williams to me, so Ben Johnson's coached him hard this offseason.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Vrabel, who never coached under Belichick, isn’t making that mistake.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Arteta later revealed that the Arsenal squad had conducted a vote on who would be this season’s captain, and that Odegaard won ‘by a mile’.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The warplanes recently conducted operational flight testing of AGR-20F live fire at targets over land and water.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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At Tomah, the report showed a similar breakdown, with nine shortages among clinical staff and five nonclinical.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Initial testing showed performance comparable to conventional materials.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Each rock bottom has come accompanied by a shovel, as the Dodgers keep digging deeper.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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And, it's accompanied by second total lunar eclipse of 2025.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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