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noun

as in steering

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verb

present participle of pilot
1
as in guiding
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed piloted the figure skater through the national championships

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2
as in conducting
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front the lead rider piloted the rest of the team

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3
as in navigating
to operate or control the course of managed to pilot the plane to safety despite the failure of the left engine

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Recent Examples of piloting
Noun
Each of SkyFall’s Shrike drones equipped with such capability costs about $2,000, compared to the $400 Ukrainian drones that rely only on manual piloting, Meier wrote in a blog post. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026 Human-swarm teaming attempts to solve that problem by shifting operators from direct piloting toward higher-level mission management. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026 Naming the stage clearly (awareness, exploration, active piloting, scaling) prevents organizations from overstating progress and misallocating resources. — Penta Rao Marapatla, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Each Artemis 3 astronaut comes from a unique background, with expertise that will contribute to the mission's success, and an array of experiences in aerospace engineering, piloting, EVAs and spacecraft development. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 June 2026 Many of the normal tasks of piloting are instead being handled by artificial intelligence. — Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 24 May 2026 At the end of the day, the crew will try out Orion’s manual piloting capability by steering the spacecraft through a variety of tasks. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026 Give Charlotte credit for a forward-thinking move rather than auto-piloting into his next contract, but the short-term consequence is that there are no qualified starting centers here. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 With Kinta piloting, and Momo’s psychic powers fused with Aira’s hair abilities, the group makes a desperate attempt to shift the battle in their favor. — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Seventy-four percent of the world’s largest enterprises now run at least one AI solution in production and 93% are piloting or further along. — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Hilderbrand’s original novel features an epilogue set one year later where the four women take an Italian trip, with Chan’s character Gigi piloting their flight home. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026 During the near-disastrous Apollo 13 mission in 1970, commander Jim Lovell was informed of the successful impact while piloting his crippled spacecraft around the moon. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 4 Aug. 2026 Whether sprinting across rooftops, hanging from airplanes, or piloting fighter jets on screen, the actor has built a career on pushing the limits—and audiences have rewarded him for it. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 July 2026 Some of those strategies are already underway, including igniting trash and turning it into biochar, piloting composting programs and eliminating single-use plastics throughout county facilities. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 This round of research focuses on bringing solutions from step six to seven, which revolve around piloting. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 27 July 2026 Culp went from running the whole show to piloting GE’s longtime crown jewel, the jet-engine maker. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 July 2026 According to court records, Lopez Insua was piloting a 25-foot (8-meter) tugboat pushing a construction barge across Biscayne Bay on July 28, 2025. — ABC News, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piloting
  1. steering
  2. guiding
  3. conducting
  4. navigating
  5. management
  6. coaching
  7. running
  8. leadership
Noun
  • The droptop also has more responsive braking and greater precision in steering than what’s found with the Roma.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The front end felt absolutely glued to the road, while the steering transmitted the sensation of turning the front wheels with my own hands.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of steering
Verb
  • Sharp has traditionally paid its employees to attend an all-hands recognition event for those deemed by their peers to best meet the organization’s guiding principles.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • After the 2008 financial crisis, the Fed began more deliberately guiding the market to near certainty on the trajectory of rates heading into its meetings.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of guiding
Verb
  • Glasner said the Innocence Project spent years conducting its own investigation before filing the petition and first attempted to work with the district attorney’s office rather than immediately seek relief in court.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Taiwan is conducting its largest-ever annual military preparedness drills alongside extensive civil defense exercises aimed at mobilizing a whole-of-society response in the event of conflict with China.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of conducting
Verb
  • The rise in deadly crashes has some drivers concerned about navigating the construction zone, particularly with lane shifts and changing traffic patterns.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, companies navigating economic uncertainty are increasingly turning to former CEOs for board seats — a pool still dominated by White men.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of navigating
Noun
  • Political scientist Sandra Borda argued that the difficulties in aid management are related to the tense political transition between the current and previous administrations, which lacked a formal handover.
    — Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Conventional time-management advice, Schore argues, focuses almost exclusively on visible behaviors—meetings, email volume, scheduling techniques and collaboration practices.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of management
Verb
  • At least the nutritionist coaching me on my diet is conciliatory.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026
  • After a disastrous stint in Carolina and a one-year return to coaching as Stanford’s interim coach in 2025, Frank Reich arrived with a fresh perspective as the Jets’ offensive coordinator.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of coaching
Noun
  • First-year Georgia Tech running backs coach Jimmy Smith did just that in one offseason.
    — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Residents who can see or smell smoke are advised to remain indoors with their doors and windows closed, an air purifier running and air conditioning turned off.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of running
Noun
  • Initially seen as overly meticulous or impatient, these leaders frequently impart invaluable standards like precision and discipline, which become evident only when one steps into a leadership role.
    — Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • For many younger Cubans, Castro remains an icon, but his influence is less immediate for them than for older generations who lived under his leadership.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of leadership

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