Synonyms of shepherding

shepherding 1 of 2

noun

as in management

Related Words

• management
• steering
• leadership
• administration
• running
• piloting
• governance
• direction
• control
• monitoring
• lead
• stewardship
• observation
• supervision
• policing
• guidance
• regulation
• oversight
• government
• observing
• care
• surveillance
• observance
• generalship
• protection
• superintendence
• guardianship
• rule
• superintendency
• charge
• reign
• auspices
• headship
• tutelage
• trusteeship
• aegis

shepherding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of shepherd

as in guiding

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

• guiding
• coaching
• leading
• teaching
• showing
• accompanying
• steering
• mentoring
• informing
• escorting
• tutoring
• piloting
• counseling
• training
• walking through
• supervising
• overseeing
• engineering
• directing
• attending
• swaying
• chaperoning
• instructing
• superintending
• convoying
• fostering
• seeing
• drilling
• squiring
• indoctrinating
• schooling
• godfathering
• nurturing
• enlightening
• briefing
• cultivating
• inculcating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shepherding

Noun

Until the Houthis’ intervention, the oil situation had appeared just about manageable, thanks to Red Sea exports and the US shepherding vessels through Hormuz; oil shipments there are now at roughly a third of pre-war levels. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 Sep. 2026

Welcome to Wrexham, which follows Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s shepherding of Welsh club Wrexham AFC, has been a hit around the world for Disney+. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 May 2026

Part of that shepherding includes helping filmmakers decipher the film incentive program, Mansoori said. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026

Over the past few years, settlers have gradually blocked off access to the spring, which was vital to the nearby Palestinian shepherding community of Ras Ein al-Auja. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026

Not to mention, there's likely plenty of human shepherding going on behind the scenes. — Scott Harrell, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026

And as for putting a stop to commercial shepherding, that just isn’t something that is ever going to happen. — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025

The 35-year-old, coming from Boston — where his shepherding of recent Red Sox drafts as assistant general manager helped stock much of the current roster — looked the part of a young, modern baseball executive, with his wife and four kids in tow. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

While some of the lawyers spent as little as 20 minutes on the case, the legal shepherding of Saks Global clearly took over the lives of others. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

Verb

However, a friendship with the family’s new housemaid, Bridget Sullivan (Vicky Krieps), cracks open Lizzie’s world, shepherding her along a bright and bloody path that will forever go down in infamy. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Tasked with shepherding his major stars through bombastic performances, Fern’s directing lacks focus. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026

Paramount Global Content Distribution is handling international distribution, with Republic shepherding digital and transactional windows after the theatrical run. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Newmark may have a reputation for shepherding big-ticket sales to completion. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026

After a monumental season of shepherding drag kings into the pop culture consciousness, Revry’s King of Drag is back for season 2 — and Entertainment Weekly has the exclusive reveal of the new royal court competing for the throne. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026

As for the wisdom of shepherding the Sun out of Connecticut, the traditionally enthusiastic market for women’s basketball, to Houston, where a championship franchise failed to take hold in the league’s early days, well, time will tell. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

Warken takes his place at the chancellery after shepherding the first of the government’s reforms, meant to curb rising costs in the German health insurance system, through parliament earlier this month. — ABC News, 24 July 2026

Of course, shepherding a smooth labor transition is in Silicon Valley’s self-interest. — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026