as in guiding
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 ushering
Gurny came to make it after work as a producer, ushering features such as Coup!
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
In the minutes leading up to the end of the show, Gein has a vision of several serial killers ushering him to the afterlife.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
Serial killers who were all, according to the show, inspired by Gein — Charles Manson, Ed Kemper, Jerry Brudos, and Richard Speck — are there as well, ushering him through.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025
Once again Hallmark is ushering us into cozy season with a lineup of brand-new Fall Into Love flicks, including one that has gone to the birds.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
When the eight-episode season begins, as geopolitical tensions flare ominously, employees of a venture called Kimera Underground Park are ushering dozens of clients who’ve paid tens of millions of dollars to ensure their families’ safety to bunkers 1,000 feet below Earth’s surface.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
And while millennials like myself can remember The BSC as a cornerstone of our adolescence, the series has proved to be timeless again and again, ushering new generations into the world of Stoneybrook, Connecticut.
—De Elizabeth, Parents, 17 Sep. 2025
Built between the late 17th century and early 18th century, the picturesque home has been restored by thoughtful architects who preserved the building’s rustic simplicity while ushering it into the modern era.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2025
The 10th hole signals the shift, ushering you into a world of towering dunes that rise like cathedral walls.
—Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
In the minutes leading up to the end of the show, Gein has a vision of several serial killers ushering him to the afterlife.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
Serial killers who were all, according to the show, inspired by Gein — Charles Manson, Ed Kemper, Jerry Brudos, and Richard Speck — are there as well, ushering him through.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025
Once again Hallmark is ushering us into cozy season with a lineup of brand-new Fall Into Love flicks, including one that has gone to the birds.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
When the eight-episode season begins, as geopolitical tensions flare ominously, employees of a venture called Kimera Underground Park are ushering dozens of clients who’ve paid tens of millions of dollars to ensure their families’ safety to bunkers 1,000 feet below Earth’s surface.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
And while millennials like myself can remember The BSC as a cornerstone of our adolescence, the series has proved to be timeless again and again, ushering new generations into the world of Stoneybrook, Connecticut.
—De Elizabeth, Parents, 17 Sep. 2025
Built between the late 17th century and early 18th century, the picturesque home has been restored by thoughtful architects who preserved the building’s rustic simplicity while ushering it into the modern era.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2025
The 10th hole signals the shift, ushering you into a world of towering dunes that rise like cathedral walls.
—Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ushering
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While Hudson dressed up in her clever attire, Belichick spent Halloween guiding his UNC Chapel Hill football players during their away game against Syracuse University.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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Equity is a guiding principle in the district’s Rebuilding Stronger plan, which seeks to stabilize IPS enrollment and finances while also providing more educational opportunities to students of color.—
Amelia Pak-Harvey,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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In her new role, Jeffries will be tasked with steering the brand into its next era of growth, including elevation and transformation, building on its Austrian heritage and premium positioning.—
Vogue Business Team,
Vogue,
4 Nov. 2025
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Weak intergalactic magnetic fields are deflecting the pairs and steering the resulting GeV rays away from Earth.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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That more than compensated for the absence of Dixon-Waters, who was SDSU’s leading scorer in both preseason exhibitions (19 and 17 points) after missing all of last season with a fractured bone in his foot that refused to heal quickly.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Thanks in part to Butler's aggressive rebounding, playmaking and defense, the Warriors had looked utterly dominant in the opening half, and were leading by double digits, 68-49, at the break.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Ushering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ushering. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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