USHERED Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

ushered

verb

past tense of usher

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 Most returned to Morocco or were ushered back over the border within days, but around 5,000, including 1,200 minors, remain in the city weeks later, according to the national government. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 Most of the migrants who crossed into Ceuta in late July returned to neighboring Morocco or were ushered back within days. — Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 As quickly as the light left, it was ushered back to the day in the hands of Björk rocking a custom Robert Wun balloon dress. — E.r. Pulgar, SPIN, 1 Sep. 2026 The festival worker who had taken the picture handed me back my phone and ushered me into the long line of fans amassed at the entrance to the theatre. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 The bill was ushered through the state General Assembly after the discovery of extensive mishandling of bodies at a Carlinville funeral home, where at least 80 families were given the wrong remains. — Casey Toner, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 That day abruptly ushered Jake’s family into a new act, like a curtain dropping at intermission. — Caroline Cherston, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026 Old Mrs Dickie ushered her inside and closed the door behind them both. — Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026 To much of the West, including former US President Bill Clinton who ushered China into the World Trade Organization, Zhu was a reformer steering his country toward free markets and, possibly, a more open political system. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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Only one of those new managers has guided his team to first place.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
For Square Enix game director Naoki Hamaguchi, who has guided the project through Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth, that expansion is one of the biggest challenges—and opportunities—of the finale.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of guided

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The Chargers were scuffling on Sunday even before WR Ladd McConkey was sidelined with a chest injury (after a Justin Herbert pass steered him into a huge collision).

— Andy Behrens, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Every Sunday, a group known as the Ciegocleta meets in Ecuador's capital city of Quito to ride tandem bikes that are steered by volunteers who can see, but pedaled by blind riders.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of steered

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For all of the franchise’s misadventures, the Mets — led by ones who were there for that sad September in 2001 — get this right.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Now, a team led by Ron Folman, a physicist at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, with collaborators in Germany, the UK, and the US, including Nobel laureate Roger Penrose, has done it.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of led

Verb

Look here for a dose of quintessential British quirk, like a hypnotic oxblood spiral or a floral backplate accompanied by a butter yellow knob.

— Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
After initially waving off any medical attention, the ninth-year signal caller went into the injury tent and then eventually walked towards the tunnel to the locker room accompanied by team staff.

— Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of accompanied

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Ferguson’s lab once showed that a driver who is cool and hydrated will be a few seconds faster than one who is overheating.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Saturday night and early Sunday have a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms, which the chance dropping to 30% during the day Sunday and climbing to a 60% chance late Sunday and early Monday, the forecast showed.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of showed

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Eighty percent of the instruction, including in math and science, is conducted in Spanish, while 20% is in English.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
The secretary of state’s office received a complaint about the election and conducted its own investigation, according to the lawsuit.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

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