as in steering
to operate or control the course of
a treacherous route for any weekend sailor just learning to helm his vessel
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Live television maestro Raj Kapoor will return as executive producer and showrunner, continuing his streak of helming high-profile events.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Abbasi also officially entered the awards race for his work in helming the movie.
—EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Suddenly, Danger Mouse became one of the most in-demand producers of the mid-2000s — helming albums from Gorillaz, Beck, and The Black Keys, among others — but not before entering a legal quagmire over The Grey Album, as EMI, The Beatles’ copyright holder, shut down distribution of the project.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
Kyle Newacheck is helming the new film that is currently in production and has not yet announced a release date.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
Stoller is known for helming such films as Bros, Neighbors and its sequel and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
In addition to helming and producing the project, Kendrick stars as Cheryl Bradshaw, the woman who chose Alcala over the other bachelors as her date at the show's end.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Jarrett was a senior advisor to the former president before helming the Obama Foundation.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
Filmmaker Craig Brewer, who directed Hustle & Flow and Black Snake Moan, is helming the production, which will be a musical drama.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
Clayton Davis, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Abbasi also officially entered the awards race for his work in helming the movie.
—EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Suddenly, Danger Mouse became one of the most in-demand producers of the mid-2000s — helming albums from Gorillaz, Beck, and The Black Keys, among others — but not before entering a legal quagmire over The Grey Album, as EMI, The Beatles’ copyright holder, shut down distribution of the project.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
Kyle Newacheck is helming the new film that is currently in production and has not yet announced a release date.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
Stoller is known for helming such films as Bros, Neighbors and its sequel and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
In addition to helming and producing the project, Kendrick stars as Cheryl Bradshaw, the woman who chose Alcala over the other bachelors as her date at the show's end.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Jarrett was a senior advisor to the former president before helming the Obama Foundation.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
Filmmaker Craig Brewer, who directed Hustle & Flow and Black Snake Moan, is helming the production, which will be a musical drama.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Helming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helming. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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