piloted

verb

Definition of pilotednext
past tense of pilot
1
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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2
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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3
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 The company already piloted similar supplier data workflows through a collaboration with Microsoft, one of its backers alongside the Ford Foundation, Hamilton Lane and S&P Global. — Arthur Zackiewicz, Footwear News, 14 July 2026 Near the end of the demo, one of us piloted a ship while the other used a turret to shoot enemies and space debris. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 7 July 2026 The organization originally piloted MAKE Cafe in July 2021 as an outdoor pop-up cafe in North Park. — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026 America, the world’s oldest, continuous, modern democracy, will soon celebrate its 250th birthday—mired in conflict and piloted by a belligerent and mercurial nationalist. — Dominic Erdozain, Time, 3 July 2026 Just witness the number of e-motos like the Surron Bee models in your neighborhood, typically piloted by riders far below the legal age to drive. — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Guéhennec says that every major AI use case is initially piloted at around five to ten sites in a couple of the 43 countries that Sodexo serves. — John Kell, Fortune, 1 July 2026 Between late 2025 and June 2026, Less piloted the X-59 during 10 flights while Larson took the controls for nine flights. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026 One of the increasingly concerning threats is drones, which can be piloted remotely and are difficult to disable. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piloted
  1. guided
  2. steered
  3. coached
  4. conducted
  5. accompanied
  6. led
  7. showed
Verb
  • Altitude, not raw distance, is the biggest challenge on this trek, which is why guided itineraries build in extra nights around 11,000 and 14,000 feet.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • The room suddenly went dark, and Depp — still dressed as Scrooge — emerged, guided by the light of his candle.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 July 2026
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  • Trump steered the country into a war against Iran with no end in sight, disrupting the global flow of oil and spiking prices at the pump.
    — Jill Colvin, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • For example, without a keel or rudder, the canoes are steered by just hand blades fighting all that force.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of steered
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  • Michael Carrick played alongside Rashford and coached him under Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, so the landscape is different than when Ruben Amorim was in charge.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • It should also be noted that Hong previously coached the national team for the 2014 World Cup, which also resulted in South Korea’s elimination in the group stage and his subsequent resignation.
    — Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of coached
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  • All the research Matthews' group had conducted, along with weather data from the time of the crash, was synthesized to develop a map of the most likely location and a search area of 10 square nautical miles.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Oil prices are rising after the United States conducted an 11th consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military targets and Houthi rebels in Yemen threatened to disrupt a crucial escape hatch for Saudi Arabia’s oil exports.
    — Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of conducted
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  • Meals are accompanied by either a purple stick or sticker and served on a purple tray.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
  • Wind gusts near 30 mph are possible Wednesday, accompanied by cooler temperatures that will drop lows to around 70 degrees through early next week, forecasters say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of accompanied
Verb
  • Since becoming commissioner in 2019, Engelbert has led the WNBA into its most successful era.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The maltreatment eventually led her to run away, later re-entering foster care.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of led
Verb
  • In January, the brothers made headlines when a viral video showed the pair partying with influencers Nick Fuentes, Clavicular, Sneako, Myron Gaines and Justin Waller.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 19 July 2026
  • FlightAware showed the Gulfstream originally was scheduled to fly from New Jersey to Miami in time for the third-place match between England and France but never took off.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
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