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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 shepherds
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.
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Arkansas Online,
6 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.
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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.
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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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.
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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.
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Arkansas Online,
6 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.
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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.
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shepherds
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Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin reopened in April with overhauled ride vehicles, upgraded interactive blasters, and a new character named Buddy who guides guests through the mission.
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Technological convergence, not a single technology, guides the future.
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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.
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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.
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Before Black rodeos disappeared from the local calendar, cowboys and cowgirls from around the country regularly traveled to Kansas City to compete.
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Or you, also modern cowboys too.
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Mike is the head football coach at Division III Washington & Jefferson College; Jay, the middle brother, now coaches track and field and teaches social studies at Southwestern.
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The scene was equally incredible to his father, Jaxon McClure, a Marine Corps veteran who grew up in Chattanooga playing soccer with trash cans for goalposts, now coaches hundreds of local children and named his first child after one of the sport’s greatest stars.
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Parts of what was once open fine alpine grassland, which Tibetans call pangtang where herders moved freely and gazed across the boundless horizon, are now covered by dense rows of solar panels.
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Comprising more than 300 folktales and legends from northern Norway, including many from the coastal Sámi and the Skolt Sámi of eastern Finland, this anthology shares narratives told by fishers, farmers, reindeer herders, lay preachers and teachers.
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Continue reading … FAITH UNDER SIEGE – Christians targeted in systematic kidnapping campaign in Nigeria by jihadi herdsmen.
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Tens of thousands of Nigerians, both Christians and Muslims, have been murdered by terrorists such as Boko Haram and ISWAP, as well as violent Fulani herdsmen, over the past decade.
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There are plenty of places to take a horse, with experienced cowhands to guide the way.
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Now, the ranch is proactively using drones equipped with speakers and bright lights as stand-in cowhands, WSJ reported.
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“Shepherds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shepherds. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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