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as in guiding
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 conducting
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 navigating
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 piloting
Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Many of the normal tasks of piloting are instead being handled by artificial intelligence.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
At the end of the day, the crew will try out Orion’s manual piloting capability by steering the spacecraft through a variety of tasks.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
Qu said the company sees it as a hobby-grade product aimed at users who want a closer approximation of real piloting.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Give Charlotte credit for a forward-thinking move rather than auto-piloting into his next contract, but the short-term consequence is that there are no qualified starting centers here.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
With Kinta piloting, and Momo’s psychic powers fused with Aira’s hair abilities, the group makes a desperate attempt to shift the battle in their favor.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Next comes some fancy piloting, the detachment of the thrusters, and then the scavenger ship is effectively so much deadweight in space, at least for now.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 May 2026
Gartner says about 80% of organizations piloting or deploying autonomous business capabilities reported workforce reductions, yet those cuts did not appear to translate into a stronger return on investment.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
The leaders aren’t just piloting models.
—Shuchi Agrawal, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The City of Minneapolis is also considering piloting a similar drone program.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Glover, who now lives in Texas near NASA’s Johnson Space Center, is focused on bringing that SoCal sensibility and invaluable experience piloting the Orion capsule to the agency’s astronaut training program.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Four startups — Algas Organics, X Net, Carbon Wave and Chemergy — are piloting ways to turn sargassum into useful products like fertilizer or building materials.
—Amy Reyes, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
The company started piloting the service, called Amazon Now, in a handful of American cities in December.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 12 May 2026
For her motoring partner, Fade Ogunro, also a Dodgeball neophyte, piloting their Porsche was a matter of pride.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 May 2026
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That differs from many Ukrainian interceptor drones, which require continuous FPV-style piloting throughout the engagement and keep operators exposed for a longer period of time.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Many of the normal tasks of piloting are instead being handled by artificial intelligence.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
At the end of the day, the crew will try out Orion’s manual piloting capability by steering the spacecraft through a variety of tasks.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
Qu said the company sees it as a hobby-grade product aimed at users who want a closer approximation of real piloting.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Give Charlotte credit for a forward-thinking move rather than auto-piloting into his next contract, but the short-term consequence is that there are no qualified starting centers here.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
With Kinta piloting, and Momo’s psychic powers fused with Aira’s hair abilities, the group makes a desperate attempt to shift the battle in their favor.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Next comes some fancy piloting, the detachment of the thrusters, and then the scavenger ship is effectively so much deadweight in space, at least for now.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
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Several journalism outlets, Fortune included, are now piloting the use of AI tools in reporting.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 May 2026
Gartner says about 80% of organizations piloting or deploying autonomous business capabilities reported workforce reductions, yet those cuts did not appear to translate into a stronger return on investment.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
The leaders aren’t just piloting models.
—Shuchi Agrawal, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The City of Minneapolis is also considering piloting a similar drone program.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Glover, who now lives in Texas near NASA’s Johnson Space Center, is focused on bringing that SoCal sensibility and invaluable experience piloting the Orion capsule to the agency’s astronaut training program.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Four startups — Algas Organics, X Net, Carbon Wave and Chemergy — are piloting ways to turn sargassum into useful products like fertilizer or building materials.
—Amy Reyes, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
The company started piloting the service, called Amazon Now, in a handful of American cities in December.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 12 May 2026
For her motoring partner, Fade Ogunro, also a Dodgeball neophyte, piloting their Porsche was a matter of pride.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piloting
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The 2026 model comes loaded with Subaru’s latest EyeSight driver-assist technologies, including automatic emergency steering, adaptive cruise control with lane centering, blind-spot warning, rear cross-traffic alert, reverse automatic braking and a surround-view monitor system.—
Tim Jackson,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Things like four-wheel steering, CrabWalk, massive front trunk storage, exportable power for tools or campsites, and instant torque delivery with ridiculous acceleration.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 May 2026
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The Sagittarius moon may be guiding you to a more sustainable rhythm.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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These days, Nepali operators dominate the guiding industry on Everest.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Starlight Solar is conducting the county’s first battery safety study to analyze potential hazards in the event of a battery fire, Whalen added.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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The January letter from Scriven also mentioned that the Cheltenham Township Police Department and Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office were conducting criminal investigations into the alleged hazing.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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The Dodgers are also navigating third baseman Max Muncy’s return.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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His experience high up in department leadership and navigating the COVID-19 pandemic in the jails and familiarity with how immigration enforcement intersects with the county jails informs his plans, Corbett said.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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In the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the agency had $500 million for forest management and fire prevention that was not directly tied to cap-and-invest or the bond — up from about $65 million two decades prior.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Her intellectual property and brand management company, TAS Rights Management, filed trademark applications covering short audio clips of her voice and her visual likeness.—
Daryl Lim,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Inouye-Perez is in her 20th year coaching the Bruins and is the only NCAA softball player to win a championship as a player and a coach.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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But coaching Clark is different.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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The image of Brazil’s No 7 running rings around opposition defences — often literally — will forever be embedded in the nation’s collective memory.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The Cloud 6 is an accessible, everyday bestseller from the Swiss running giant On.—
Amina Ayoud,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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Iranian senior leadership also has not signed off on the deal, the officials said.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Research by Gao, Niu, and Yu published in Frontiers in Psychology found that intellectual humility in leadership cultivates team environments rooted in trust and collaboration, where leaders lean on collective wisdom rather than individual authority.—
Mary Hemphill,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Piloting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piloting. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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