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 House of Stassi ushers her onto a new network on Hulu and Freeform, which Disney backs. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026 Matteo, the dapper host in a velvet jacket and glasses, ushers patrons to their seats with ease and makes everyone feel instantly at home. — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ushers
Verb
  • Republicans have a sizable cash advantage as House Speaker Mike Johnson steers the party closer to Trump to try to keep the majority.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Web protection steers any application away from dangerous URLs, which is a plus.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Her startling novel guides us through the Stettheimer sisters’ fabulous world and the interior spaces of a troubled woman’s mind.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Trask, who grow up under the demanding eye of father Cyrus (Tracy Letts), a one-legged Civil War hero who guides them with military rigor.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • Still, getting ourselves out via some traction boards would have saved on money, frustration and the embarrassment that accompanies getting stuck less than a mile from the highway.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Previously unseen artwork accompanies his account of how the visual identity developed alongside the music.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Marouli also leads the wine tastings in the dining room Epicora.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • His top targets have been mammoth tight end Tyler Warren, who leads the team in catches and receiving TDs, and field-stretching wideout Josh Downs.
    — Elise Devlin, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Ushers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ushers. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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