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 In her most recent role at HBO Max, Barlow shepherded marketing campaigns for such critical and commercial hits as The Pitt, House of the Dragon and Hacks as well as the upcoming high-profile Harry Potter series. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 July 2026 The Oscar race for 2027 seems to have found its center of gravity, and its front-runner that will be shepherded under the Universal banner. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 July 2026 For Austria, with a minute to go until half-time, there seemed no great danger as the crossfield ball started to bounce out of play, shepherded by left-back Phillipp Mwene. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026 He became known around school as the guy who shepherded his college classmates there. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 27 June 2026 They were shepherded in to tour the halls of the retirement community, then seen out the front door and back to their home in the courtyard. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 24 June 2026 Clive Davis, the behind-the-scenes music-industry impresario who shepherded the careers of Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, and more, is dead at 94. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 June 2026 Tennessee's ivermectin bill was shepherded by a Republican supermajority in 2022. — ABC News, 17 June 2026 We’re shepherded out onto the Monaco track and stationed at one of the last corners. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026

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And Loftin’s clutch gene has guided the Royals to key victories.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
There’s much less ambiguity in Houston, where returnee Conner Weigman — who guided the Cougars to 10 wins in 2025 — is solidified as the starter.

— Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of guided

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The mental health courts partner with the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, or ODR, which has steered more than 15,000 defendants with mental, physical and behavioral needs into housing and treatment since it was established by the county in 2015.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Much of the remaining Sino-Soviet similarity changed again in the late 1970s as Deng Xiaoping steered China toward market economics, initiating almost fifty years of economic growth.

— Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of steered

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Grayson was accompanied by another deputy who had his body camera switched on throughout the encounter.

— Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Kruse was in the arena and accompanied the girls, who were there to watch Cunningham and the Indiana Fever take on the Storm.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of accompanied

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Michael Carrick played alongside Rashford and coached him under Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, so the landscape is different than when Ruben Amorim was in charge.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
It should also be noted that Hong previously coached the national team for the 2014 World Cup, which also resulted in South Korea’s elimination in the group stage and his subsequent resignation.

— Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of coached

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More than 40 weekly fitness experiences invite guests to move with intention, from sunrise yoga and Pilates sessions to high-energy strength and conditioning classes led by expert instructors.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 31 July 2026
The Rattlers are led by coach Cody Lambert, the co-founder of PBR and a memer of several rodeo halls of fame.

— Cal Phillips July 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

Definition of led

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Google researcher Craig Gidney showed in May 2025 that breaking RSA-2048 might take fewer than a million qubits, a twentyfold cut from his own 2019 figure.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Videos on Iranian social media showed many women at the cafes flouting mandatory veiling laws, and crowds mixing freely.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

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