Examples of guidepost in a Sentence
The guidepost said that the camp was to the left.
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Headnotes are helpful guideposts for those who conduct legal research, including attorneys and law students.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Patrik Jonsson/The Christian Science Monitor As such, North Carolina serves as a guidepost for reforms, says Gavin Smith, who managed hurricane recovery efforts in North Carolina and Mississippi after Hurricanes Floyd and Katrina.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Feb. 2025
Another guidepost: When a campaign falters, change the discussion.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
That said, there are guideposts and truisms that will give many savers a good shot at getting it right, experts said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Patrik Jonsson/The Christian Science Monitor As such, North Carolina serves as a guidepost for reforms, says Gavin Smith, who managed hurricane recovery efforts in North Carolina and Mississippi after Hurricanes Floyd and Katrina.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Feb. 2025
Another guidepost: When a campaign falters, change the discussion.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
That said, there are guideposts and truisms that will give many savers a good shot at getting it right, experts said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Guidepost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guidepost. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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guidepost
noun
guide·post
-ˌpōst 
1
: a post (as at the fork of a road) with directions for travelers
2
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