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
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Permitting Brown to ship out players with multiple years of control, or bring in young players who could comprise the next core, may be better served with the understanding that Brown is the person Crane wants to shepherd this franchise forward.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026
Dakota, the shepherd-mix, got a case of the zoomies during one of her runs.
—Ross Mantle, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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Verb
The proposal was shepherded by the La Jolla Coastal Conservancy, working with the city of San Diego and LJP&B, which board President Ann Dynes said started it and paid for it.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Permitting Brown to ship out players with multiple years of control, or bring in young players who could comprise the next core, may be better served with the understanding that Brown is the person Crane wants to shepherd this franchise forward.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Noun
Gosselin brought home puppy Koda less than two weeks prior and already has a German shepherd named Meika.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026
Dakota, the shepherd-mix, got a case of the zoomies during one of her runs.
—Ross Mantle, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shepherd
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Wang Xiaogang, co-founder of the Chinese AI software company SenseTime and chairman of ACE Robotics, said his company is collecting a lot of human-centric data from factories, retailing and offices settings that could guide advanced robots to perform complicated functions.—
Chan Ho-Him,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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Once deployed, Pegasus will be monitored from Earth, with teams in Colorado guiding operations in real time.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Moore is also a 27-year Army veteran, said his wife, Betty, an associate pastor at the church.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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Joseph Quiros-Soto had something to confess after his pastor encouraged him to come forward and do the right thing.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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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
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The question is, can German manager Thomas Tuchel, who coached Chelsea to a Champions League crown, lead England past the ghosts of 40 years of World Cup heartbreak and the disappointment of losing the last two European Championship finals?—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Former manager Walid Regragui resigned, and Mohamed Ouahbi took the reins after coaching for the country’s youth national team.—
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
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Stevens, the vicar of the show's main town Walford, often oversaw various milestones for the other characters, including christenings, marriages and funerals.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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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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Rather than escape, the sheepherder accepts his death.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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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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Now 62, the Hall of Famer is reinventing himself as a grassroots evangelist, challenging pay-to-play costs and field shortages while mentoring kids.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Broader debate over the charity Kars4Kids has rejected the ruling, arguing on its website that the court overlooked evidence showing that donations support mentoring programs, educational assistance, summer camps and grants to nonprofit organizations, including some in California.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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It was said that the room contained a troubled spirit and that the parson was supposed to bless the space.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Among the beetle-collecting country parsons of his day, it was often assumed that the world had been created six thousand years ago and that many geological anomalies could be explained by Noah’s Flood.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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“Shepherd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shepherd. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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