shepherded; shepherding; shepherds
1
: to tend as a shepherd
2
: to guide or guard in the manner of a shepherd
shepherded the bill through Congress
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Verb
She carefully shepherded the children across the street.
They shepherded the bill through Congress.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
Ragnar is a stunning, statuesque-looking German shepherd who wants nothing more than to be accepted into a loving home with humans who will shower him with affection.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024
Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 May 2024
There is an old assumption that belief in magic faded away in the Enlightenment, shepherding a new age dominated by rational decision-making and scientific progress.
—Tabitha Stanmore, TIME, 24 May 2024
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Noun
Nala, a 5-year-old German shepherd mix, is awaiting adoption at the San Diego Humane Society’s El Cajon campus
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Animal: Nala, a 5-year-old female German shepherd mix; No. 904727.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
Ragnar is a stunning, statuesque-looking German shepherd who wants nothing more than to be accepted into a loving home with humans who will shower him with affection.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024
Verb
They will be transported to the United States by FedEx, which has previously shepherded pandas between the U.S. and China.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 May 2024
There is an old assumption that belief in magic faded away in the Enlightenment, shepherding a new age dominated by rational decision-making and scientific progress.
—Tabitha Stanmore, TIME, 24 May 2024
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“Shepherd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shepherd. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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shepherd
1 of 2 noun
shep·herd
ˈshep-ərd 
1
: a person who takes care of sheep
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shepherd
2 of 2 verb
: to care for as or as if a shepherd
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