shepherded

verb

past tense of shepherd
as in guided
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed shepherding her through the procedure of taking out a loan

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Recent Examples of shepherded Having entered the business in the 1970s and shepherded clients through the post-2000 tech-wreck and then the global financial crisis, he has lately been fixated on the prospect that the secular bull market that began in 2009 is in its waning phase. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 Before that induction, Kuechly is being shepherded from one event to another this week — touring the hall of fame, participating in autograph signings and going to the Panthers’ hall of fame exhibition game against Arizona Thursday night. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026 Darnell also shepherded The Bachelor franchise and The Voice, both of which debuted before his arrival at WBTV. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 Additionally, the bombing shepherded the establishment of the Office for Victim Assistance at the FBI. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 The suspect faces criminal charges, while the five migrants who were shepherded across the border were arrested and turned over to the Canada Border Services Agency. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026 In her most recent role at HBO Max, Barlow shepherded marketing campaigns for such critical and commercial hits as The Pitt, House of the Dragon and Hacks as well as the upcoming high-profile Harry Potter series. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 July 2026 The Oscar race for 2027 seems to have found its center of gravity, and its front-runner that will be shepherded under the Universal banner. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 July 2026 For Austria, with a minute to go until half-time, there seemed no great danger as the crossfield ball started to bounce out of play, shepherded by left-back Phillipp Mwene. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shepherded
  1. guided
  2. steered
  3. accompanied
  4. coached
  5. led
  6. showed
Verb
  • Will Howard, a sixth-round pick last year, guided the Steelers to a touchdown while deftly operating the 2-minute offense.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Motorists are asked by the CTDOT to maintain a safe speed driving through the work zone, guided by traffic control signing patterns, Connecticut State Police troopers and crash units.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of guided
Verb
  • Since then, the music industry — with streaming trends steered by algorithms and artists striking gold overnight on TikTok — has changed dramatically.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Silicon Valley private schools are trading silent auctions for cap tables with a handful of Bay Area campuses now running miniature venture funds steered by parent-investors from Sequoia, Lightspeed, and Battery.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of steered
Verb
  • Two label departures in three days, both accompanied by explicit reassurances that TWICE group activities will continue unchanged, suggest the transition is proceeding as planned rather than as a rupture.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • If completed, the offering would be accompanied by a dual listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of accompanied
Verb
  • Lanier’s Tyler Maloof was a ball boy on that team, which was coached by his father, Keith Maloof.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Vitello is plenty familiar with Tidwell and Gilbert sharing a field, having coached them both at Tennessee.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of coached
Verb
  • Detroit quarterback Joshua Dobbs, signed as a free agent on Monday, led the Lions to field goals on two of his three series.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • This news arrives two weeks after the club released their new away shirt, with the design process led by minority owner and former NFL superstar JJ Watt.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of led
Verb
  • Geolocated video showed a huge fire at a Wildberries warehouse in the Moscow region, the Russian equivalent of Amazon.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Images shared by Russian media outlets from the town of Podolsk showed columns of black smoke rising from the site.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of showed

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