ushers

present tense third-person singular of usher
as in steers
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 ushers But Thorpe’s prose ushers us through the eponymous hero’s crises with humor and panache, filtering the bright but naive protagonist-Margo’s evolution through the voice of a narrator-Margo who has developed some perspective. Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026 Ingalls Homestead De Smet, South Dakota This open-air living history museum ushers guests into 1880s farm life. Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026 On Sunday mornings, lines extended outside the sanctuary doors, and ushers seated worshippers in every nook of the church, even on cushions on the altar stairs. Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026 Between this and its predecessor, Jordan deftly ushers the franchise into a new era. Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026 Agnes ushers Becka to the bath, where Becka begs her to run away with her. Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026 Doja’s assistant slips through, gives me the thumbs-up, and ushers me into a dressing room the size of a tennis court, black velvet curtains concealing the walls. Liam Hess, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026 Iran has effectively closed off the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow maritime passageway that ushers roughly 20 percent of global oil supply from the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean and beyond. Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 8 Mar. 2026 The muted color palette of sage greens and heather pinks ushers the outside in, reminding guests that there’s as much to explore externally as internally. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
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Verb
  • Schumer, who steers millions in outside spending through a constellation of PACs, threatened to freeze all investments in Maine unless Platner ends his campaign, but has otherwise stayed silent on the jockeying.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026
  • That warming changes where thunderstorms develop near the equator, which can shift the jet stream — the fast-moving river of air that steers storms across North America.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 7 July 2026
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  • Bansal developed Sparky, an AI teacher that guides students through reasoning instead of providing immediate answers.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • After installation, the app guides the victim through enabling Accessibility.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
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  • But difference creates value only when leaders can navigate the friction that accompanies different perspectives.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 15 July 2026
  • Sometimes an air of wistfulness accompanies these admissions.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
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  • Imran Ahmad, who leads Bitso Business, the B2B arm of one of Latin America's largest crypto exchanges, frames what endures the fee race in three parts.
    Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The fact that Smokler and Boone were already in talks with the Bottom of the Hill owners about a film project before the news cycle kicked into gear leads many to believe in their ability to get the story right.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 July 2026

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“Ushers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ushers. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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