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steering

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verb

present participle of steer
1
as in guiding
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 piloting
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 steering
Noun
The droptop also has more responsive braking and greater precision in steering than what’s found with the Roma. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026 The front end felt absolutely glued to the road, while the steering transmitted the sensation of turning the front wheels with my own hands. Jerry Perez, The Drive, 6 Aug. 2026 Below the picture is a button to create a cleaning schedule, a Start/Pause button, and a four-way controller button for remote steering. John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026 Previous research found such listings can perpetuate racial exclusion and discriminatory steering. Derrick Johnson, Time, 4 Aug. 2026 Heavy-duty independent steering on both axles allows the vehicle to maneuver deftly through dense city centers. New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026 Footage released by the company shows the twin-engine jet rolling down the runway under its own power as engineers assess braking, steering, engine response and ground handling. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026 Her first ally is Oona (Bo Bragason), a loud, flirtatious Brit who teaches Annie to operate a motorboat by assuring her that steering it is just like giving a hand job. Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026 Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda and Subaru have each developed their own platforms, electronic architectures, steering systems and countless proprietary components, even when performing similar functions. Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Verb
After steering some of the funds toward naloxone and addiction-treatment programs, Hubbard began researching alternative rehabilitation therapies. Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026 Memory makers are steering capacity toward high-bandwidth memory and server DRAM for data centers, where the margins are better, which leaves less for phones, laptops, and tablets. Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Musk is steering the vast majority of SpaceX’s expenditures toward AI, a business that is growing rapidly, though not at the rate of all that spending. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 At the meeting with Anutin, Min Aung Hlaing sought to reassure Thailand that his government was restoring stability and steering Myanmar toward democracy. ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 Strong corporate profits and expectations for more growth ahead have been steering stocks higher. Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Warner has spent three years steering free cash flow toward the debt left by the 2022 Discovery merger, and Paramount has been consumed with digesting Skydance. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026 After weeks of stirring up gastrointestinal issues across the country, especially in the Midwest, the parasite Cyclospora—which lives on fresh produce and causes explosive diarrhea—is steering grocery runs and restaurant orders for many consumers. Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 24 July 2026 The bloc said the tech giant had illegally used its market dominance to prioritize its own search services, as well as preventing developers from steering customers towards cheaper alternatives. Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steering
Noun
  • The banks maintain that their contracts give them broad authority to end customer relationships and that decisions may be driven by regulatory and risk-management obligations.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • According to officials, the program began in 2001 with NDOW’s first Karelian bear dog, Stryker, making the agency one of the first in North America to use the breed for bear management.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • By all accounts, Katherine was a formidable presence—intellectually engaged, fluent in multiple languages, a guiding force in her children’s lives—and the painting honors that, depicting her reading rather than posing in decorative idleness.
    Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The graphene layer protects the fragile superconductor from oxidation, while guiding it to grow in a smooth layer over a large wafer-scale area, according to researchers.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Seventy-four percent of the world’s largest enterprises now run at least one AI solution in production and 93% are piloting or further along.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Hilderbrand’s original novel features an epilogue set one year later where the four women take an Italian trip, with Chan’s character Gigi piloting their flight home.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Not necessarily having control of it, but understanding what Kanan did and how this was going to come back to him.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • On June 12, Anthropic suspended access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models to comply with Commerce Department export controls.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • With the leading models becoming ever more powerful, their ability to act in malicious ways is turning into a major threat for corporations and governments, especially as the risk involves hacking into critical computer systems and infrastructure.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The 39-year-old Messi took a two-week break after leading Argentina to a runner-up World Cup finish.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The rise in deadly crashes has some drivers concerned about navigating the construction zone, particularly with lane shifts and changing traffic patterns.
    Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, companies navigating economic uncertainty are increasingly turning to former CEOs for board seats — a pool still dominated by White men.
    Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Elsewhere, senior leadership from Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia signed a landmark defense agreement in the Islamic holy city of Mecca, as regional strikes flare.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Shawn Vanderhoven is a partner at The Wiseman Group, a thought leadership and consulting firm working with many of the biggest and brightest companies in the S&P and focusing on developing a leader's ability to fully utilize their people’s talent.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Fellow defender William Gallas may have gone in the opposite direction to Tottenham (also on a free) a few years later, but nothing has compared to Campbell’s move since.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Gemini Moon moves through your 11th House of Friends and Community and sextiles Saturn in your 9th House of Vision, helping conversations become plans with real direction.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026

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“Steering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steering. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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