Synonyms of 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guided
• steered
• accompanied
• coached
• led
• showed
• mentored
• tutored
• taught
• escorted
• piloted
• informed
• counseled
• trained
• walked through
• engineered
• supervised
• chaperoned
• directed
• swayed
• attended
• convoyed
• drilled
• instructed
• oversaw
• squired
• schooled
• superintended
• saw
• briefed
• fostered
• nurtured
• enlightened
• indoctrinated
• godfathered
• inculcated
• cultivated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shepherded

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

Multi-billion acquisitions shepherded by Iger include Pixar in 2006, Marvel in 2009 and Lucasfilm in 2012. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026

Whitesell, who has shepherded the careers of movie stars such as Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, is betting that Cooper and her husband Matt Kaplan can build Unwell into a billion-dollar media business. — Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

Having entered the business in the 1970s and shepherded clients through the post-2000 tech-wreck and then the global financial crisis, he has lately been fixated on the prospect that the secular bull market that began in 2009 is in its waning phase. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Before that induction, Kuechly is being shepherded from one event to another this week — touring the hall of fame, participating in autograph signings and going to the Panthers’ hall of fame exhibition game against Arizona Thursday night. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026

Additionally, the bombing shepherded the establishment of the Office for Victim Assistance at the FBI. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026