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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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Recent Examples of steered
According to authorities, Maddie steered the off-road vehicle to avoid a drainage ditch before the ATV plunged into the water.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 June 2026
The move formally concludes the multiyear sales process for Vox Media, which had been steered by CEO Jim Bankoff since 2009.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
The last time someone steered the same NHL franchise to championships as both a captain and a coach was Toe Blake, the Montreal Canadiens legend, in 1956.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 17 June 2026
The jobs generations of students were steered toward are among the most exposed.
—Philomena V. Mantella, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
The great counterexample is ancient Athens, which was steered by a five-hundred-person council whose members were generally chosen by lot.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Some of the grant money has been steered toward a local school district.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Most of the storms will be steered inland towards the Florida Everglades and west coast due to the east breeze.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 11 June 2026
The researchers also found that this Higgs mode steered the crystal toward a phase that cannot be achieved by heating it.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 June 2026
The move formally concludes the multiyear sales process for Vox Media, which had been steered by CEO Jim Bankoff since 2009.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
The last time someone steered the same NHL franchise to championships as both a captain and a coach was Toe Blake, the Montreal Canadiens legend, in 1956.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 17 June 2026
The jobs generations of students were steered toward are among the most exposed.
—Philomena V. Mantella, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
The great counterexample is ancient Athens, which was steered by a five-hundred-person council whose members were generally chosen by lot.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Some of the grant money has been steered toward a local school district.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Most of the storms will be steered inland towards the Florida Everglades and west coast due to the east breeze.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 11 June 2026
The researchers also found that this Higgs mode steered the crystal toward a phase that cannot be achieved by heating it.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steered
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The family won a retrial based on negative film stored within evidence files that their lawyer argued shows that police may have guided Sakahara to the location of the body.—
Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Long before the area had guided sea cave tours and ice cream shops, the Ojibwe people lived throughout this region, fishing the deep waters and gathering wild rice around the adjacent Chequamegon Bay.—
Katherine Lawless,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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Scientists who recently piloted a submersible to a remote spot in the southeastern Indian Ocean have identified one of the largest and deepest whale graveyards containing hundreds of fossils, including one representing a previously unknown species.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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The company piloted the MyDG Delivery option from roughly 75 stores in 2024, before expanding it to approximately 18,000 of its 21,000 stores by the end of the first quarter.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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Some of the largest donations came from a political action committee led by House Speaker Mike Johnson.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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Crow-Armstrong was picked off at first after completing the cycle in what was a key situation, as the Cubs only led the contest 2-1 at that point.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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The room was packed and loud, but server Noel Thomas navigated the space with poise.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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Under Arnold, the Iraqis successfully navigated the long, travel intensive pathway through qualification in Asia, which culminated in defeating Bolivia 2-1 in an inter-confederation playoff hosted in Mexico in March.—
Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2026
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“Steered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steered. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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