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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 shepherded
Russell’s, the smaller batch lineup from Wild Turkey that’s shepherded by master distiller Eddie Russell, released its first Single Rickhouse expression back in 2022.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
Ares was in development for a decade, but former Disney exec Sean Bailey refused to give up and shepherded the project when serving as head of Disney’s live-action studio.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
The city of San Diego has approved a Phase 1 renovation plan shepherded by the La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Club to replace walls and doors in the sleeping areas, along with other improvements.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
At Paramount+, 9/12 is being overseen by Wiseman who previously shepherded the series’ development as Head of US Television for Sister.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
He became known around school as the guy who shepherded his college classmates there.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Researchers at Google, whose revenue primarily comes from advertising, shepherded the breakthrough that birthed today’s AI industry.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The project is being shepherded by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (The Studio), with 20th Television, Disney Branded Television, The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures all producing.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 17 Sep. 2025
Newsom has been the most public champion for partisan redistricting to counter a similar plan in Texas, where Republicans shepherded through their Legislature a map that would redraw districts to eke out another five conservative-leaning seats to give the GOP an advantage in the 2026 midterms.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
Ares was in development for a decade, but former Disney exec Sean Bailey refused to give up and shepherded the project when serving as head of Disney’s live-action studio.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
The city of San Diego has approved a Phase 1 renovation plan shepherded by the La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Club to replace walls and doors in the sleeping areas, along with other improvements.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
At Paramount+, 9/12 is being overseen by Wiseman who previously shepherded the series’ development as Head of US Television for Sister.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
He became known around school as the guy who shepherded his college classmates there.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Researchers at Google, whose revenue primarily comes from advertising, shepherded the breakthrough that birthed today’s AI industry.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The project is being shepherded by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (The Studio), with 20th Television, Disney Branded Television, The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures all producing.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 17 Sep. 2025
Newsom has been the most public champion for partisan redistricting to counter a similar plan in Texas, where Republicans shepherded through their Legislature a map that would redraw districts to eke out another five conservative-leaning seats to give the GOP an advantage in the 2026 midterms.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shepherded
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The Chiefs opened the third quarter at their own 19-yard line, but Mahomes guided the offense with chunk gains to five different pass-catchers during an eight-play touchdown drive that took less than four minutes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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After a pair of 7-6 seasons to start his time in Happy Valley, Franklin guided the Nittany Lions to 11 wins and a Big Ten championship win in 2016 before Penn State lost to USC in the Rose Bowl.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The container shipping companies have steered clear of the Red Sea and the neighboring Gulf of Aden due to ongoing missile and drone attacks from Houthi militants based in Yemen.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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Being here is like being with the Beatles and Elvis together Jensen was the brainchild of the get-together, Jim said, explaining that the Nvidia CEO wanted to hear from the everyday investors whom Jim steered into the stock.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Dylan was also coached by Ed Dylan started playing college football at Michigan under Jim Harbaugh but left the team amid the COVID-19 pandemic to enter the transfer portal.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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And the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine recently sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT coached the California boy in planning and taking his own life earlier this year.—
Trân Nguyễn,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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And, yes, the flesh-and-bone Panthers get to run through a properly inflated tunnel, accompanied by blasts of smoke and the marching band playing the fight song.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Each special is also accompanied by a behind-the-scenes featurette on the prepping of the hour.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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There were three distance options -- 20, 50 and 100 kilometers -- that led riders north up in and around the Bella Vista area before bringing them back to downtown Bentonville.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Oct. 2025
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The researchers, led by Jong-Hwa Shon, designed a prototype that uses riboflavin as an electron mediator.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Within minutes, Martinelli showed his attacking instincts.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The study showed that the robot could make multiple turns exceeding 100 degrees along its body length when activated.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Shepherded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shepherded. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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