as in guided
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front
ushered the job applicant into the room and then left
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Recent Examples of ushered
Former Aztecs star Jamaal Franklin, sitting courtside across from the home bench, ran over and ushered DeGourville to the locker room to cool him off.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
For all its talk of shocking Gen-Z specificity, Levinson’s TV show has also ushered its mostly teen cast into adulthood without answering many questions that are key to the coming-of-age subgenre.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
Buzz at the large wooden door to enter an intimate courtyard, where you'll be ushered into the building by hotel staff.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
In the usual course of things, a promising drug candidate would be ushered into human trials.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Howard, who ushered Mound Bayou into the civil-rights age.
—Beverly Gage, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
There, an officer ushered her under yellow tape.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Bars closed their patrons in and security ushered those on patios to leave as police advanced.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2026
People were ushered into a special line before entering the trains to the game.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
For all its talk of shocking Gen-Z specificity, Levinson’s TV show has also ushered its mostly teen cast into adulthood without answering many questions that are key to the coming-of-age subgenre.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
Buzz at the large wooden door to enter an intimate courtyard, where you'll be ushered into the building by hotel staff.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
In the usual course of things, a promising drug candidate would be ushered into human trials.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Howard, who ushered Mound Bayou into the civil-rights age.
—Beverly Gage, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
There, an officer ushered her under yellow tape.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Bars closed their patrons in and security ushered those on patios to leave as police advanced.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2026
People were ushered into a special line before entering the trains to the game.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ushered
Verb
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Animal control officers guided the zebra onto a dead-end street to move it off public roads, Ingram said.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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On this journey, the Orion spacecraft looped behind the moon and used gravity which naturally guided the capsule back to Earth.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Politics has never been TMZ’s focal point, but political issues that aggrieve Levin personally have steered the outlet’s coverage from its inception.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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With his tag-team partner Michael Burns, vice chair of the company, Feltheimer has steered Lionsgate through a series of M&A deals, adding thousands of titles to its library, boosting its capabilities and increasing its value into the billions from far humbler beginnings.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Nick Schmaltz led the Mammoth with two goals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Blackhawks led 1-0 and rallied to force 4-4 and 7-7 ties before junior pitcher Jenna Sheehan settled down for South Elgin and finished strong with three shutout innings.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The aperitivo—mid-morning snack accompanied by booze—is a quintessential part of the Rastro experience, so pepper your bargain-sleuthing with boozy pit stops.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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These travel résumés detail everything from a client’s board positions to whether they’re accompanied by young, noisy children or less-disruptive older teens.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The county’s child welfare agency had been involved with Jaxon since birth, according to his father, who said the boy he was born nearly eight weeks prematurely and showed signs of fetal alcohol syndrome.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
20 Apr. 2026
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No 1 — this time last year, there was still a debate between her and Mary Earps — showed her class with an acrobatic save to deny Spain an equaliser in stoppage time and was then absolutely sensational in the second half against Iceland.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When Cuban refugees flooded Miami in 1980 after the Mariel boatlift, the county passed a controversial ordinance that largely banned the use of taxpayer money for programs conducted in languages besides English.—
David Ovalle,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed Tuesday that drones and robots had conducted more than 22,000 missions in the past three months alone.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Other guests escorted Garcia out of the backyard where the party was being held.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2026
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Costa said he was escorted out of a bar that night and declined someone's help to get into an Uber.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Ushered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ushered. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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