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
Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
All around me, tour guides shepherded groups of them through the various exhibits.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 28 Nov. 2025
Scar, a blue merle Australian shepherd, was trained by his owner to be a medical alert and light mobility service dog.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Mara, 71, has shepherded the franchise originally founded by his grandfather, Tim, to two of its four Super Bowls.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
All around me, tour guides shepherded groups of them through the various exhibits.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
In photos shared with NBC News, Beckstrom can be seen hunting deer, roasting marshmallows over a backyard fire and posing happily with Carr’s brother’s dog, a Dutch shepherd named Major.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 28 Nov. 2025
Scar, a blue merle Australian shepherd, was trained by his owner to be a medical alert and light mobility service dog.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shepherd
Verb
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Several Venezuela residents told TIME that the fear of what might be discovered on their phone at a checkpoint has guided their behavior in the days since Maduro's ouster.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Since launch, mission teams have guided the observatory steadily toward L1.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Moore is accused of killing his father, brother, uncle, 7-year-old cousin, a church pastor, and the pastor’s brother in incidents that sprawled across three different crime scenes on Friday evening.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Jan. 2026
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Their father, Matt Heinricy, is a pastor and basketball junkie.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 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
Verb
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Stefanski immediately became a hot head coaching candidate in the league.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Fans stormed the court and jumped up and down in celebration on a night when the Bruins honored John Wooden, the Indiana native and Purdue alumnus who coached them to a record 10 national championships.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Fast forward two years, after a period of poor mental health following my injury, the realization of the vicar’s sentence really hit.—
Abigail Wise,
Outside,
3 Jan. 2026
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Thankfully, the book was saved by being thrown out of a window by a local vicar, Johann Erichsons.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Dec. 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
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Whitfield doubles down on his previous orders, instructing the former sheepherder to murder all the Duttons and dump their bodies in the lawless border town.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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David dreams that Hale will mentor him and goes so far as to tell people that Hale is his mentor.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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He was also asked to mentor fourth-round pick Lathan Ransom.—
Mike Kaye
January 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Each singer is known for powerful vocal performances, and their voices complement one another with a graceful concord, highlighting the song’s message of a cowboy’s straightforward, restorative and effective prayers.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Smithsonian Museum estimates that one in four cowboys was Black, working alongside Hispanic vaqueros and Native Americans to help settle the West.—
Bo Evans,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Shepherd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shepherd. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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