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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
Over the course of a 60-year-plus career, Davis steered Columbia, Arista and J Records to the pinnacle of the pop music business.
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Jem Aswad,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Trump steered away from the baby blue and white colors that Air Force One has sported since the Kennedy administration, opting for an entirely new livery.
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Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
According to people familiar with the project, Amazon executives grew concerned after the film evolved into a darker portrayal of Altman, depicting him as a manipulative figure who steered OpenAI away from its original mission.
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Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Back on the brink after North Carolina (54-14-1) evened the best-of-three championship series Sunday, Oklahoma played with the calm and confidence that steered it to nine consecutive wins in the NCAA postseason.
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Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Vermax was in dire trouble until Baela Targaryen (Bethany Antonia) heroically steered her Moondancer and broke the rope attached to the anchor.
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Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
In season 1, no-nonsense Dana steered the ship of the Pittsburgh hospital's emergency department through a mass casualty event, and was physically assaulted by an angry patient.
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Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
The move formally concludes the multiyear sales process for Vox Media, which had been steered by CEO Jim Bankoff since 2009.
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Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
The jobs generations of students were steered toward are among the most exposed.
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Philomena V. Mantella,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Trump steered away from the baby blue and white colors that Air Force One has sported since the Kennedy administration, opting for an entirely new livery.
—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
According to people familiar with the project, Amazon executives grew concerned after the film evolved into a darker portrayal of Altman, depicting him as a manipulative figure who steered OpenAI away from its original mission.
—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Back on the brink after North Carolina (54-14-1) evened the best-of-three championship series Sunday, Oklahoma played with the calm and confidence that steered it to nine consecutive wins in the NCAA postseason.
—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Vermax was in dire trouble until Baela Targaryen (Bethany Antonia) heroically steered her Moondancer and broke the rope attached to the anchor.
—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
In season 1, no-nonsense Dana steered the ship of the Pittsburgh hospital's emergency department through a mass casualty event, and was physically assaulted by an angry patient.
—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
The move formally concludes the multiyear sales process for Vox Media, which had been steered by CEO Jim Bankoff since 2009.
—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
The jobs generations of students were steered toward are among the most exposed.
—
Philomena V. Mantella,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steered
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Jangoo guided West Indies past Sri Lanka's 308 with a boundary against spinner Sonal Dinusha.
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Shot entirely in Haiti’s northern Cap-Haïtien region, The Tropic Sun and His Eyes follows a young man attempting to reconnect with his estranged father, guided by a street kid who becomes an unexpected companion.
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One of the increasingly concerning threats is drones, which can be piloted remotely and are difficult to disable.
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The crash was not an accident, Adams said, because Pino violated several navigational rules — and piloted the boat without thinking about the well-being of his wife, daughter and the 11 girls on the boat.
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Information developed during that case led Hernando County investigators to obtain a search warrant for property connected to the Mansfield family, where four bodies were discovered in the early 1980s.
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Contrary to what those face-washing commercials from our childhood led us to believe, your skin doesn't need to feel tight or squeaky-clean after cleansing.
Verb
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Across his forty-year career, Holmes has navigated seismic shifts in technology, global markets, and workplace dynamics.
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The heir to the throne also said on the show that 2024 was the most difficult year of his life as both his wife and father navigated cancer.
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“Steered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steered. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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