steered

verb

past tense of steer
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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2
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 Bloys is a near 25-year veteran of HBO who has steered TV’s most prestigious brand through choppy waters and three massive corporate takeovers in eight years. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 Golden State Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase steered her team to a 104-80 home win over the Dallas Wings. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise steered the movies in a new darker direction, scoring $147M globally. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026 The drones are steered with a flight stick or controller and go wherever the pilot directs them. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 The company’s origin story is that the Saudi Crown Prince steered them into designing something unlike any other car. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026 The senator’s office steered government contracts worth millions toward the company while her campaign was pumping Kao and his network for donations, according to emails seen by ProPublica. — William Turton, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2026 The younger girl sat on the back of the bike, while the older teen pedaled and steered, police sources said. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026 The term, once confined to technical science papers, has gripped Silicon Valley, steered trillions of dollars in investment and fanned fears of human displacement, or worse. — George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steered
  1. guided
  2. piloted
  3. led
  4. navigated
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  • Jenny Tan Jenny Tan guided Yolo County through the pandemic, showing a commitment to service without realizing that her work during that time, including her videos, was making her a bit of a local celebrity.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Gather at the White Point Nature Education Center for a free bird walk guided by a naturalist and hosted by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of guided
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  • It’ll be piloted in an unspecified part of northern California with local food services, including Chipotle and Popeyes.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In 2020, Glover piloted the first operational flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, Resilience, to the International Space Station.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of piloted
Verb
  • This led mathematicians to suspect that the odd values were also likely irrational.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Kosovo has criticized the verdicts as unjust, maintaining that the KLA, which Thaci had led before entering politics, fought against Serbian oppression.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of led
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  • Barra has since navigated a global pandemic, tariffs and supply-chain chaos, and the rise of AI as an unstoppable and industry-shaking force.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Accessibility The resort does not have any ADA-compliant villas, and there are some steps throughout the property navigated typically by golf cart.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of navigated

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“Steered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steered. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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