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
The outlet reports the passengers using the affected staterooms were subsequently ushered to common areas.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Was hanging his head as a trainer ushered him in.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Instead, we were ushered into a conference room filled with tabletop exhibits of flyers and toy bins.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
That rise was clearest when 35-year-old cofounder Ben Palka was ushered into the Pentagon orbit by Pete Hegseth to speak in October behind the Department of War seal at one of Hegseth’s Christian prayer and worship services.
—Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
There’s a broad consensus among them that these Baroque-era jewels are heirlooms to be treasured and gently ushered into the modern world without ripping out their soul.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
He’s been ushered into this new TV family with open arms.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
That was the era when Democrats, with President Obama, ushered the Affordable Care Act and other signature legislation to law.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
But Canvot ushered Buendia off the pitch to earn a goal kick and snuff out a potentially dangerous attack.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Was hanging his head as a trainer ushered him in.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Instead, we were ushered into a conference room filled with tabletop exhibits of flyers and toy bins.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
That rise was clearest when 35-year-old cofounder Ben Palka was ushered into the Pentagon orbit by Pete Hegseth to speak in October behind the Department of War seal at one of Hegseth’s Christian prayer and worship services.
—Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
There’s a broad consensus among them that these Baroque-era jewels are heirlooms to be treasured and gently ushered into the modern world without ripping out their soul.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
He’s been ushered into this new TV family with open arms.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
That was the era when Democrats, with President Obama, ushered the Affordable Care Act and other signature legislation to law.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
But Canvot ushered Buendia off the pitch to earn a goal kick and snuff out a potentially dangerous attack.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ushered
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Several Venezuela residents told TIME that the fear of what might be discovered on their phone at a checkpoint has guided their behavior in the days since Maduro's ouster.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Since launch, mission teams have guided the observatory steadily toward L1.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Newsom has long been a favorite of affluent donors, drawing support from a set of elite San Francisco families — including branches of the Getty, Pritzker, and Fisher fortunes — who have collectively steered tens of millions of dollars to his campaigns over more than two decades.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Jan. 2026
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In turn, those officers steered ships to the Southeast Asian ports controlled by Francis and his company, Glenn Defense Marine Asia.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Law led Arapahoe to the Class 5A championship in 2009, then started his college career at Division III Salisbury before transferring to DU after one season.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
21 Jan. 2026
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The funding round is led by MMC Ventures and QED Investors, with participation from Lowercarbon Capital, BNVT Capital, Bosch Ventures, Centrotec, and Earthshot Ventures.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Rheinmetall revealed that the technology will reduce the production costs of green hydrogen through lower investment in the overall system, accompanied by a doubling of power density or an improvement in efficiency of over 10%.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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Each president's portrait is accompanied by a placard describing events during their time in office, including Clinton's impeachment.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Cellphone data showed Fuentes was at the crash site, immediately went home and then returned in a different car within 20 minutes, the affidavit said.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Videos of the shooting in Minnesota showed federal agents approaching Good’s SUV stopped in the middle of a neighborhood street.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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The poll, conducted between December 21, 2025, to January 6, 2026, surveyed 808 Marylanders.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Resilience has now flown four of those; the capsule also conducted Crew-1, SpaceX first operational astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, as well as Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn, the company's first and most recent private crew launches to Earth orbit, respectively.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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On the day of their wedding at The Ivy, O’Reilley was escorted by caregiver Murdock Storm.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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About 15 minutes later, an Associated Press journalist saw guards being escorted from the prison.—
Moisés Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Ushered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ushered. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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