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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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as in piloted
to operate or control the course of
first needed to learn how to steer her personal watercraft before going out on the crowded lake
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Recent Examples of steered
But this White House is, in some ways, rebuilding the 20th-century model, in which powerful and faceless aides steered executives by controlling paperflow.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Hers is a banger about fractured trust and power struggles with a man who once steered her career.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
For years, students have been steered toward four-year degrees, while trade careers, especially in manufacturing, have been overlooked or stigmatized.
—Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
That megawatt charisma steered midnight movies deeper into the drag world.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
But at the time, such ambitions weren’t seen as realistic for women, who were instead steered toward housework or low-wage clerical jobs.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Moving back wasn’t always the plan for LaMarche, but her mother, Ellen, steered things in that direction.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2025
Jia steered the conversation back to the big picture.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Ash & Elm was founded in summer 2016 by the husband-wife duo of Aaron and Andréa Homoya following a trip to Ireland that steered Aaron's passion for brewing and winemaking toward the fruit-forward world of hard cider, per Ash & Elm's website.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Hers is a banger about fractured trust and power struggles with a man who once steered her career.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
For years, students have been steered toward four-year degrees, while trade careers, especially in manufacturing, have been overlooked or stigmatized.
—Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
That megawatt charisma steered midnight movies deeper into the drag world.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
But at the time, such ambitions weren’t seen as realistic for women, who were instead steered toward housework or low-wage clerical jobs.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Moving back wasn’t always the plan for LaMarche, but her mother, Ellen, steered things in that direction.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2025
Jia steered the conversation back to the big picture.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Ash & Elm was founded in summer 2016 by the husband-wife duo of Aaron and Andréa Homoya following a trip to Ireland that steered Aaron's passion for brewing and winemaking toward the fruit-forward world of hard cider, per Ash & Elm's website.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steered
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Reuters — Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet have been guided to safety by rescuers, Chinese state media reported on Sunday, as unusually heavy precipitation including rain pummeled the Himalayas.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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As natural disasters erupt, Virginia flees Detroit with her son Joshua, guided by visions that suggest her child is central to an ancient prophecy.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
4 Oct. 2025
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Pilots of the United States Air Force are learning the tricks to fly alongside drones, such as XQ-58 Valkyrie, piloted with the help of artificial intelligence (AI).—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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The series was piloted on YouTube, where Signal.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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The commonwealth has been without an operational freestanding birthing center since the 1980s, said Mary Kathryn DeLodder, director of the Kentucky Birth Coalition — a grassroots organization that led the charge in advocating for legislation loosening regulations for the facilities.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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When his rehab finally progressed enough over the summer to return to game action, his curiosities led him to teammate Harrison Barnes.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Colleges, Zimmerman shows, have navigated this territory by staying true to Garfield’s vision.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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Bradley, to his credit, navigated things reasonably well.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Steered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steered. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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