1
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
The recommendation algorithm that has steered millions of users into an endless stream of video shorts has been central in the security debate over TikTok.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The property was in an area Chinese immigrants and other minorities had been steered away from, according to a 1930s Phoenix redlining map.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
O’Brien has also steered the organization with a firm hand through its most turbulent moments, including the pandemic, which, coincidentally became a big turning point in its growth trajectory.
—Katie Abel, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Since then, Bradley Bell has steered the popular soap as its sole Executive Producer and Head Writer.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Delivering solid financial growth has become more important than ever for Netflix as management has steered investors from fixating on how many subscribers its service gains from one quarter to the next.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Yet aided by early contributions from new signings Georges Mikautadze and Tajon Buchanan, the Spanish coach has steered the Yellow Submarine into a steady climb, losing only to Atletico and Real Madrid in the league and overseeing a late Champions League fightback against Juventus.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The researchers tracked the capsule’s movement using x-ray fluoroscopy, confirming that it could be steered safely and retrieved through magnetic guidance.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Valley Oak Partners filed the development application and steered the proposal through the city review process.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The property was in an area Chinese immigrants and other minorities had been steered away from, according to a 1930s Phoenix redlining map.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
O’Brien has also steered the organization with a firm hand through its most turbulent moments, including the pandemic, which, coincidentally became a big turning point in its growth trajectory.
—Katie Abel, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Since then, Bradley Bell has steered the popular soap as its sole Executive Producer and Head Writer.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Delivering solid financial growth has become more important than ever for Netflix as management has steered investors from fixating on how many subscribers its service gains from one quarter to the next.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Yet aided by early contributions from new signings Georges Mikautadze and Tajon Buchanan, the Spanish coach has steered the Yellow Submarine into a steady climb, losing only to Atletico and Real Madrid in the league and overseeing a late Champions League fightback against Juventus.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The researchers tracked the capsule’s movement using x-ray fluoroscopy, confirming that it could be steered safely and retrieved through magnetic guidance.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Valley Oak Partners filed the development application and steered the proposal through the city review process.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steered
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That is the spirit the Kennedy Institute will honor tonight, the ideal that guided its namesake’s work, and the worthy example that all who go to Washington to do the people’s business should strive to emulate.—
Martin J. Walsh,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Almanza guided the Bobcats to three more scores before reserves came on to finish out the game.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Lost in Space ship was piloted by Guy Williams as the expedition commander and Lockhart's onscreen husband, Professor John Robinson, and Mark Goddard's Major West.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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Chinese eVTOL maker eHang has a similar electric air taxi operation, though that one is piloted remotely in several Chinese cities.—
J. George Gorant,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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Wang, who conceived of and led the study, also serves as the Kellogg chair of technology among other leadership positions at Northwestern.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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One issue is that hypnosis has long been viewed as a form of entertainment, a stage show with a hypnotist and an audience, which can give viewers a sense that hypnosis is something done to you rather than a process that a person is led through.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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At this point, having navigated more than six months of whipsaw tariff policies, the question of the tariffs’ legality is irrelevant for some businesses.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Many people who navigated America’s byzantine immigration and citizenship process for years were also angry at the perception that legal status was being bestowed effortlessly on entirely new groups of people.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Steered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steered. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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