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verb

present participle of shepherd

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shepherding
Noun
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
Her organization will be structured around verticals, with executives shepherding series from development through subsequent seasons to optimize creative planning and talent relationships. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 July 2026 For Lind, the endeavor was less about being a scream queen and more about shepherding a production. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026 The 61-year-old writer/director revisits his script’s indelible opening lines at the start of the trailer, effectively shepherding in a new age of wonder and uncertainty. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 June 2026 Woody’s daughter Nora Guthrie, who has spent many years shepherding her father’s musical legacy, was rocking a cowbell and getting into the spirit. Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026 But there is an air of futility to the scene, like the coaches are shepherding square pegs into round holes. Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026 Aged three, Alireza began shepherding. Colin Millar, New York Times, 27 June 2026 But with half of a season still in front of the Mets, Green will be tasked with shepherding a veteran and big-money roster that still hopes to contend. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026 The villa felt like a part of the group itself, a doting nonna shepherding our family to enjoy time with one another. Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shepherding
Noun
  • Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sent regulatory priorities to the nation’s regional fishery councils, which environmentalists say reveal a direct attack on fishery management and ocean conservation.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • This necessitates a fundamental shift in corporate risk management.
    Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Moana sneaks away and sets sail, with the ocean guiding her at every step.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • This is not the approach of a president who’s running a war; this is the flailing of a man who’s in over his head and is reacting to events, rather than guiding them.
    Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • So, what happens when strong personalities inside the family start taking over the steering, with the other members left in the back seat?
    David Crown, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Aries March 21 – April 19 Home priorities need calm, steady steering now.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • But state Senate leadership had embraced the Fair Share plan.
    Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • Iran’s leadership has railed against the United States after the two countries exchanged a second night of strikes on Thursday local time.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Noun
  • González has witnessed the ties between Mexico and its emigrants abroad evolve over four decades, starting as a young consular officer in the administration of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
    Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani called out the administration of former Mayor Eric Adams for the uproar over a city immigrant-neighborhood map that left out Italian, Irish, and Jewish communities.
    Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • But when the opposition are obliged to come forward and make the running, Argentina are too content to sit deep.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Atlanta Track Club, which oversees the annual race in its 57th running, had sent out a red flag alert Thursday, and people largely heeded the warnings by coming hydrated and ready to run.
    Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • Naming the stage clearly (awareness, exploration, active piloting, scaling) prevents organizations from overstating progress and misallocating resources.
    Penta Rao Marapatla, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Each Artemis 3 astronaut comes from a unique background, with expertise that will contribute to the mission's success, and an array of experiences in aerospace engineering, piloting, EVAs and spacecraft development.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • The hyperscalers are not standing still either, with AWS building agent runtime and governance into Bedrock AgentCore.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Moved by how these figures carried themselves, McGann Jantzen developed an interest in governance, ultimately leading her to pursue her own career in the public sector.
    Corey Schmidt July 6, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026

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“Shepherding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shepherding. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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