STEERED Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

steered

verb

past tense of steer

as in guided

to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front the man in the train station was able to steer us in the right direction

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as in piloted

to operate or control the course of first needed to learn how to steer her personal watercraft before going out on the crowded lake

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Recent Examples of steered 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 Zhu steered China’s economic policy for more than a decade since the early 1990s, first as a vice premier and then the premier under late leader Jiang Zemin, who died in late 2022. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 The Patriots, Seahawks, Bills and Lions all scored 28 or more points per game as well, and return the quarterbacks that steered those ships. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Others have much firmer guardrails, and steered me even more firmly back to booking. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026 People got angry at ESPN — some for allowing Rodgers on air at all, and others because he was steered away from discussing the Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel scandal on air. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Advocates who filed the lawsuit are concerned that people with disabilities will be steered toward or coerced into using this option. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Aug. 2026 The mental health courts partner with the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, or ODR, which has steered more than 15,000 defendants with mental, physical and behavioral needs into housing and treatment since it was established by the county in 2015. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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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

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In Indiana, Duke Energy piloted a program where participants could receive a total of $200 in bill credits per year for off-peak charging.

— Joseph Vellone, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Fast forward to the first day of training camp, when Stidham ran the second unit and Ehlinger piloted the threes, and Payton was asked again whether a competition had begun.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of piloted

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

While running on miniature wheels, the mice navigated virtual environments in search of rewards.

— Ajdina Halilovic, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026
The vessel first reported difficulties off Yemen on June 8 after what maritime sources said appeared to be a blast, and no party has claimed an attack as the tanker navigated two separate wars on its journey from Russia to India.

— Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026