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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 steers
Those kinds of partnerships, where Delta steers customers to a brand and gets a cut of the business, explain why the airline chose Amazon over Starlink as the provider for its in-flight services, to Elon Musk’s highly vocal irritation.
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Phil Wahba, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Today’s audiences look for a more personalized movie experience that festivals can provide, which also steers them in the direction of repertory cinema.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
In this specific case, the system is called the Bermuda high, a semipermanent area of high pressure hanging out over the Atlantic Ocean to the east of North America that is also one of the atmospheric features that steers summer hurricanes.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
The state’s local control funding formula, passed in his first term, steers more money to schools with more low-income, English-learner and foster students.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Moulin steers her to the work of Giorgio De Chirico, whose eerie paintings foreshadow where the film is going.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Once it’s discovered that there’s a contingent of hostile infiltrators and not just one, the action splits between the cops in town and Sung-ki and his buddies in the mountainside forest, where Na steers the story deeper into classic sci-fi territory.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
How Vanuatu Ecotours steers visitors to local businesses Vanuatu Ecotours is another example of how the value-over-volume idea looks at ground level.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Coltrane’s fully instrumental version famously takes a familiar tune and steers it into uncharted musical waters.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
Phil Wahba, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Today’s audiences look for a more personalized movie experience that festivals can provide, which also steers them in the direction of repertory cinema.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
In this specific case, the system is called the Bermuda high, a semipermanent area of high pressure hanging out over the Atlantic Ocean to the east of North America that is also one of the atmospheric features that steers summer hurricanes.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
The state’s local control funding formula, passed in his first term, steers more money to schools with more low-income, English-learner and foster students.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Moulin steers her to the work of Giorgio De Chirico, whose eerie paintings foreshadow where the film is going.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Once it’s discovered that there’s a contingent of hostile infiltrators and not just one, the action splits between the cops in town and Sung-ki and his buddies in the mountainside forest, where Na steers the story deeper into classic sci-fi territory.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
How Vanuatu Ecotours steers visitors to local businesses Vanuatu Ecotours is another example of how the value-over-volume idea looks at ground level.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Coltrane’s fully instrumental version famously takes a familiar tune and steers it into uncharted musical waters.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steers
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Its infrared seeker locks onto a target before launch and guides itself to impact without further operator control.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
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By the 31st minute, Andrew guides Sudeikis and his family to the back near the other celebrities.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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There's also an optional co-op mode, which allows two players to split the controls of the Arwing starfighter and other vehicles; one person pilots them while the other shoots at enemies.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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Benji gives in to whatever Jake wants, desperate not to rock the boat, while Jake frequently pilots their relationship, taking control without giving much thought to Benji and his desires.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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This leads him to a radio station in Central Mexico, where the cosmic transmission is being masked by its own signal.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
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Sabalenka leads 2-1 in career meetings with Osaka, who has reached the fourth round in Paris for the first time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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These lawsuits have caused a major headache for the NCAA as the association navigates uncharted territory, where big-name college athletic departments are shelling out millions of dollars on their rosters for high-profile sports such as football and basketball.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2026
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General Manager Kurt Macher navigates Porowski’s stay.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Big props also to editor Greg Ng, VFX supervisor Edward Douglas and the appropriate electronic score from Parsons and Edo van Breeman that accompanies this bizarro land full of constant noises that offer clues for what lies within these walls and behind these doors — or not.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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Tahrir al-Khatib said the joy that accompanies Eid has been silenced in Gaza.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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In the final cut, Mabel accidentally stumbles upon research being done by her biology professor (Kathy Najimy), discovers the technology, and hijacks a robot beaver.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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By feeding a stodgy institutional figure like Powell into the AI-meme deluge, the internet hijacks the Federal Reserve’s image and accelerates it past the point of professional control.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 Jan. 2026
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The order also directs the expansion of advanced AI in national security systems and national critical infrastructure such as rural hospitals, community banks and local utilities.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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For Washington, having a say in who directs — and in many other aspects of filmmaking that have more to do with what goes on behind the camera than in front of it — has made producing a priority.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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Freeland agreed with McCarthy’s take that Rumfield conducts himself like a veteran, not a rookie.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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The extensive damage to the pad was particularly jarring, said Casey Dreier, chief of space policy for The Planetary Society, a nonprofit organization that conducts research and advocacy to promote space exploration.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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“Steers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steers. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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