shepherded

verb

Definition of shepherdednext
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 Synonyms for shepherded
  1. guided
  2. steered
  3. coached
  4. accompanied
  5. led
  6. showed
Verb
  • To the Officials of Panama, please be guided accordingly!
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • To see her fearlessness in these spaces is something that inevitably has guided me as a woman.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of guided
Verb
  • Quarterback Anthony Richardson had a front-row seat for Taylor’s mastery, and the Colts quarterback didn’t mind keeping the ball on the ground as Taylor steered the offense.
    James Boyd, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, Blinken steered the Security Council toward topics with potential for broader consensus, leading sessions on artificial intelligence and Sudan, where a devastating conflict has created a humanitarian crisis that aid agencies argue remains under-addressed.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of steered
Verb
  • His Liverpool team, coached by Arne Slot who replaced Jürgen Klopp in the summer, sits top of the table over the festive period, four points ahead of its nearest rivals and with a game in hand.
    James Nalton, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Prior to returning to Penn State, Schumacher-Cawley coached for 14 seasons at UIC and one season at Penn.
    Gary B. Graves, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of coached
Verb
  • The game was chippy right up through the final buzzer — the teams combined for 18 penalties, and practically every whistle was accompanied by a scrum — but the Lightning didn’t lose focus and left South Florida with two points.
    Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The burning sensation may be accompanied by symptoms such as tingling, numbness, or decreased strength of your foot muscles.
    Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of accompanied
Verb
  • The Ravinia Festival, which Ozawa led as music director from 1964 to 1968, was his first big break; posts at the Toronto, San Francisco, and Boston symphonies followed.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The stones’ distant origins have led Parker Pearson and his colleagues to believe that Stonehenge’s second phase of construction was meant to bring Britain together.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of led
Verb
  • Two recent studies showed that many Americans are unaware of the risks of HPV and the benefits of HPV vaccination.
    Maggie O'Neill, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Video showed one worker stranded on a piece of the pier floating in the water being rescued by a first responder on a jet ski.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of showed
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