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verb

present tense third-person singular of shepherd
as in guides
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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noun

plural of shepherd
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as in pastors

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Recent Examples of shepherds
Verb
The employees who operate and maintain the Plane Train that shepherds thousands of passengers daily through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have ratified their first union contract — including an immediate 18% raise. — Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 20 July 2026 Whitney shepherds a sky-high Henry from the dance floor, where things were getting steamy, to a glory hole, presumably so the Industry FX guy can show off his derring-do. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026 But analysts said investors may have been expecting even more, as the company shepherds through its turnaround efforts and the punishing effects of tariffs. — Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026 Temple Hill’s Wyck Godfrey, who shepherds many of these adaptations alongside his producing partner Marty Bowen, told Deadline. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shepherds
  1. guides
  2. pastors
  3. cowboys
  4. coaches
  5. herders
  6. herdsmen
  7. cowhands
Verb
  • How a colonoscopy actually works A doctor guides a long, flexible tube with a tiny video camera through the colon.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Works on view like Ken Stanley’s Picbreeder (2008/2020), Primavera De Filippi’s Plantoid (2014), and Dryhurst and Herndon’s Attention Guild (2026) feature a participatory element that guides the development of each piece’s form over time.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of guides
Noun
  • Churchgoers mourn beloved pastors People passing by the Pentecostal City Mission Church were overcome with emotion Friday after learning the horrific details of the crash that killed their beloved bishop and assistant pastor.
    — Mark Prussin, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • By visiting with the sick and shut-in, helping the bereaved, ministering to the incarcerated, always being willing to open the doors of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church to more people, teaching theology to other pastors and more, Thornhill was a pastor.
    — Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Definition of pastors
Noun
  • The scenes will include a tribute to the vaqueros, the Mexican and Tejano cowboys who made up about one-fourth of Old West ranch hands and trail drivers.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026
  • As with Christmas, the logistical wrangling can outweigh the enjoyment, at least for the cowboys.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cowboys
Verb
  • Hawaii's Timmy Chang and Troy's Gerad Parker move up two spots from the bottom tier after bounceback seasons, and they are joined by six second-year head coaches new to the list.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • They will be joined by NBA player Amar’e Stoudemire, NBA coaches Doc Rivers and Mike D’Antoni, Gonzaga coach Mark Few and longtime NBA official Joey Crawford.
    — Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of coaches
Noun
  • That didn't stop Arrowsmith from agreeing to the deal, who is at risk of selling his goats and laying off his herders.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The current dispute dates to 2022, when goat herders were temporarily brought under the alternative monthly wage already used for sheep herders.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of herders
Noun
  • The military has also been stretched by efforts to combat armed gangs carrying out mass kidnappings for ransom, and fighting between semi-nomadic herdsmen and settled farmers in states across the center of the country.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The alphorn is a long wooden instrument traditionally used by herdsmen in the Alps.
    — Jez Fielder, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Definition of herdsmen
Noun
  • There are plenty of places to take a horse, with experienced cowhands to guide the way.
    — Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Now, the ranch is proactively using drones equipped with speakers and bright lights as stand-in cowhands, WSJ reported.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of cowhands

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