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as in guided
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front
the man in the train station was able to steer us in the right direction
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Recent Examples of steered
Most of the storms will be steered inland towards the Florida Everglades and west coast due to the east breeze.
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Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 11 June 2026
The researchers also found that this Higgs mode steered the crystal toward a phase that cannot be achieved by heating it.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
The driver of a Ford Escape steered to the right and braked hard but was unable to avoid a collision with the Kia in the right shoulder and right lane area of the highway, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
Some patients also report being steered into buying pricey supplements.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
On a recent night in Havana, as another blackout darkened much of the city, taxi driver Leonardo Daniel González steered a friend’s glowing purple 1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster through the darkness.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
That distinction matters more for vegetarians and vegans, who often get steered toward Western menus or pricey specialty restaurants abroad.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
In the past, doctors steered clear of transplanting organs for people with HIV.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
Previous generations of CEOs will have steered companies through more stable markets, predictable career paths, and clearer industry boundaries.
—David Morel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 11 June 2026
The researchers also found that this Higgs mode steered the crystal toward a phase that cannot be achieved by heating it.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
The driver of a Ford Escape steered to the right and braked hard but was unable to avoid a collision with the Kia in the right shoulder and right lane area of the highway, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
Some patients also report being steered into buying pricey supplements.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
On a recent night in Havana, as another blackout darkened much of the city, taxi driver Leonardo Daniel González steered a friend’s glowing purple 1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster through the darkness.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
That distinction matters more for vegetarians and vegans, who often get steered toward Western menus or pricey specialty restaurants abroad.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
In the past, doctors steered clear of transplanting organs for people with HIV.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
Previous generations of CEOs will have steered companies through more stable markets, predictable career paths, and clearer industry boundaries.
—David Morel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steered
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The family won a retrial based on negative film stored within evidence files that their lawyer argued shows that police may have guided Sakahara to the location of the body.—
Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Long before the area had guided sea cave tours and ice cream shops, the Ojibwe people lived throughout this region, fishing the deep waters and gathering wild rice around the adjacent Chequamegon Bay.—
Katherine Lawless,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Scientists who recently piloted a submersible to a remote spot in the southeastern Indian Ocean have identified one of the largest and deepest whale graveyards containing hundreds of fossils, including one representing a previously unknown species.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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The company piloted the MyDG Delivery option from roughly 75 stores in 2024, before expanding it to approximately 18,000 of its 21,000 stores by the end of the first quarter.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Can the country’s football team, now led by the veteran manager Carlos Queiroz, bring some success along with all that?—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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That licking instinct may have led Jacobs’s elk to an area known as Flag Swamp, a one-acre wetland filled with blue flag irises and shrubby willow trees.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Wade Meckler and Jo Adell keyed a five-run second inning with two-run doubles, and Walbert Ureña navigated heavy traffic through five shutout innings to lead the Angels to a 10-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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To get this far, the architects navigated an unholy gauntlet of constraints.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
8 June 2026
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“Steered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steered. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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