as in to guide
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
shepherding her through the procedure of taking out a loan
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Recent Examples of shepherd
Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Urine will go down the hose, with air flow doing the shepherding work rather than gravity.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Chow Chow-German shepherd mixes are often intelligent, loyal and protective, but can also inherit an independent streak that makes consistent training and early socialization especially important, an article from Hepper states.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Stewart, who has Tennessee Medicaid, said Bowens shepherded her through the jitters of early pregnancy with her twin sons, blood pressure issues during delivery, a C-section and baby blues after birth.
—Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Urine will go down the hose, with air flow doing the shepherding work rather than gravity.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
Cellphone footage shows Zack holding the leash of an exceptionally docile German shepherd while ordering his uninvited guests to leave.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Chow Chow-German shepherd mixes are often intelligent, loyal and protective, but can also inherit an independent streak that makes consistent training and early socialization especially important, an article from Hepper states.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shepherd
Verb
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The actors seem tuned to one another like musicians in an orchestra, and Romvari guides them through performances that feel neither overplayed or understated.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The newsletter aims to provide up-to-date information to guide plant care for the Chicago area, especially pest and disease control.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The show follows Nicky (Levy) and Morgan Dardano (Taylor Ortega), a pastor-and-teacher sibling duo from New Jersey who stumble into organized crime after Morgan steals a necklace from a postal store to bury with their dying grandmother.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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Cortes Vasquez is a pastor at The Gathering Place Church in Elizabeth.—
Naomi Ruchim,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The thoughtful decor features pendant lamps inspired by traditional Rwandan headdresses, crafted by local fashion designer Joselyne Umutoniwase, and tasseled armchairs that riff on the traditional Rwandan shepherdess skirts.—
Chris Wallace,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Nov. 2025
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Others, such as the fictional shepherdess Marcela in Don Quixote, decided to lead a life of solitude and freedom away from both men and the confines of the convent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2025
Verb
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Boomer said he’s been working heavily with the coaching staff to perfect his form ahead of his final college season.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2026
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On Tuesday, Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers suggested his head-coaching days with Milwaukee could be coming to an end.—
James Jackson,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Grand Island in 1994 and served as vicar general and pastor of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary before his 2021 appointment to Colorado Springs, according to the archdiocese.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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The chapel vicar Cardinal Baldo Reina has issued a statement on the matter, but has not weighed in on whether the angel’s face is that of the prime minister.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Order it with your choice of strawberry, blueberry, or chocolate topping at The Star Hotel, which opened in 1910 as an 11-room boarding house for sheepherders and still rings a dinner bell before mealtime, in the town of Elko.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Aug. 2025
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After Joe translates for Washington in an interrogation with a sheepherder whose land borders the ravine where Vines’s body was found, Washington finally makes her suspicions plain.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Nicole plays a seventies-era, punk-Vivienne Westwood type who mentors my character.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Aunt Lydia instructs Agnes to mentor Daisy — and that’s when the cracks within a key segment of Gilead start to form.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His father was the fourth generation in a long line of gentlemen ranchers—weekend cowboys who’d made their fortune in Austin as attorneys for large oil companies, but whose identity was still tied to the thousands of acres that the family owned near Marfa.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Like cowboy butter, these are so aromatic too, and that little bit of punch from the mustard is great.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Shepherd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shepherd. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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