Thesaurus results for SHEPHERDED

shepherded

verb

past tense of shepherd

as in guided

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 Jerry Buss and his kids shepherded the club through 47 years and 11 NBA Championships. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026 Askar sought to repeal and replace the policy, which was shepherded through Congress by former President Barack Obama in an effort to provide more health care coverage to Americans, due to increasing costs. — Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026 Additional Lionsgate series Hollin has shepherded include The Recruit and Dear White People for Netflix, Mythic Quest and Acapulco for Apple TV, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist for NBC, and Home Economics for ABC. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026 Hart, who co-leads the film and TV division of Audible after holding the same position at Wondery, shepherded the project to the screen. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 The bill was championed by Cabaldon in the state Senate and shepherded through the Assembly by Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, D-Winters, who is listed as its co-author. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 The spike is thanks in part to Southern California’s sweltering summer, and record-breaking humidity coupled with extreme heat that’s being shepherded in by El Niño conditions in the Pacific. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 And the former schoolteacher shepherded the Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation, using it to empower the local community through education and mentorship programs. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 The re-opening represents a fourth generation being shepherded in by the third generation, faith in the future of Hartford, and as fourth-generation owner Nicole Carbone said, should help in getting more people downtown. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

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Both Luna and Villanueva guided the department through tumultuous periods for the county.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Australia coach Tony Popovic, who guided the Socceroos to the knockout stage of the 2026 World Cup, turned down a four-year contract extension in September in favor of a shorter deal through the Asian Cup.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of guided

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Chinese diplomats steered the discussion away from risks for hours and declined to even explain China’s own AI regulations beyond a superficial overview, despite having technical experts from the relevant agencies in the room.

— DANIEL REMLER, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2026
Likewise, intestinal organoids are steered into developing native types of intestinal cells, including epithelial cells and cells in specialized structures such as crypts.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of steered

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Written with usual suspects Dan Nigro and Amy Allen, it’s accompanied by a music video starring Saturday Night Live’s Ben Marshall as Rodrigo’s boo, and Cynthia Nixon as his mom.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
Coca Cola collection will be accompanied by an ad campaign photographed by Ellen von Unwerth.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of accompanied

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In the wake of Rivers’ initial comments, Jason Kidd, who also coached Antetokounmpo with the Bucks and now is an ESPN analyst, took a contrasting viewpoint.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
Counsel for Liberty Christian argued the athlete in question was in San Angelo at one of the times he was accused of being coached by Griffin.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of coached

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Evans's passion for golf and the Masters Tournament led them to incorporate elements from Augusta's clubhouse design.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Clark was later arrested and brought to the United States; the case is part of an investigation into a multinational operation allegedly led by former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding.

— Amy Taxin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of led

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Exit polls showed nearly nine out of 10 voters considered the cost of living as a big factor in their vote, while the majority of voters expressed dissatisfaction with the direction of the country.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Preliminary results as of Thursday afternoon showed Democrat Xavier Becerra leading Hilton, 64% to 36%, with the Associated Press estimating 61% of votes counted.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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