as in to guide
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 shepherd
Laura Kelly, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
So Ryan would be the one tasked with shepherding a team led by, potentially, Tyrod Taylor and/or a rookie.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
Hazelle Rogers, Sun Sentinel, 20 Oct. 2024
Roger, a 6-year-old tan and white Kangal shepherd mix, was put on the euthanasia list this fall.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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While Biden and his senior advisor Amos Hochstein shepherded the deal across the finish line, Netanyahu’s agreement is reportedly seen as a gift to President-elect Trump, removing at least one foreign policy challenge from the docket ahead of his inauguration.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
So Ryan would be the one tasked with shepherding a team led by, potentially, Tyrod Taylor and/or a rookie.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Amendment 3, if passed, will also allow Florida lawmakers to shepherd in new laws to require that marijuana be safely lab-tested to ensure that additives such as ketamine, fentanyl and methamphetamine are not present.
—Hazelle Rogers, Sun Sentinel, 20 Oct. 2024
Roger, a 6-year-old tan and white Kangal shepherd mix, was put on the euthanasia list this fall.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Jalali was seen on video being guided by opposition fighters to negotiate the transfer of power.Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Court ruled that a man born in San Francisco to Chinese parents was entitled to citizenship, establishing a precedent that has guided immigration law ever since.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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In the 1920s, at the tail end of World War I, Dr. William Goodwin–then pastor of Virginia’s historic Bruton Parish Church–wrote to John D. Rockefeller, Jr. with a petition to restore his hometown of Colonial Williamsburg.Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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There will be an Anglican funeral service at Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville, Va at 11:00 am on December 21, 2024, officiated by her pastor, The Rev. Jonathan Kell, rector of Church of Our Saviour, Oatlands.Fox News Staff, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
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There’s also an impressive 1836 drawing of a young shepherdess by Jules Dupre, acquired by the museum in 2009 as part of a bequest from collector Muriel Butkin.Steven Litt, cleveland, 29 Jan. 2023
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And Angela Chatelain Avila entertainingly plays most of the play’s female roles, including the neighbor’s gentle-natured wife Beryl, a boy servant, a maid and a shepherdess.Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2022
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Her husband, Dan, is the quiet assistant coach who coached the boys’ team for 32 years.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Tar Heels are looking to fill their head coaching vacancy after the school announced Mack Brown would not return next season following its loss to in-state rivals North Carolina State last week.Jacob Lev, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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Better would it have been had the vicar never been born.SPIN Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2024
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Atkinson both sends up and deepens stock characters like the vicar, who here has lost his faith; a major who doesn’t feel cut out for civilian life; and the batty lady of the manor, who appears to have arrived via time machine from the Victorian era.Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2024
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The region has a rich history of sheep farming going back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when Basque sheepherders settled there.Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 10 Oct. 2024
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Barbershop Trail: Named for a sheepherder who used his skills cutting the hair of his neighbors, the Barbershop Trail is part of the Cabin Loop Trail system on the Rim.Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2024
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Soon after, Callas was mentored by Elvira de Hidalgo, a celebrated soprano singer at the Athens Conservatory.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Cassadee Pope: Another singer mentored by Shelton, Pope was declared the winner of Season 3 and got a record deal with Republic Nashville.Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
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Where to Play Channel your inner cowboy (or girl) on a snowy trail ride at Del’s Triangle 3 Ranch, led by fifth-generation wrangler (and enthralling storyteller) Ray Heid ($150).Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2024
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No, this episode seems largely about how John Dutton’s death is impacting the cowboys on the ranch.Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Shepherd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shepherd. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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