Thesaurus results for SHEPHERDED

shepherded

verb

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 shepherded The bill was championed by Cabaldon in the state Senate and shepherded through the Assembly by Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, D-Winters, who is listed as its co-author. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 While at his previous companies Mandate and Good Universe, Kahane shepherded the Neighbors and Harold and Kumar comedy franchises, as well as films sfuch as This Is the End, Don’t Breathe, Good Boys and Stranger Than Fiction. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 The spike is thanks in part to Southern California’s sweltering summer, and record-breaking humidity coupled with extreme heat that’s being shepherded in by El Niño conditions in the Pacific. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 And the former schoolteacher shepherded the Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation, using it to empower the local community through education and mentorship programs. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 The re-opening represents a fourth generation being shepherded in by the third generation, faith in the future of Hartford, and as fourth-generation owner Nicole Carbone said, should help in getting more people downtown. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 Multi-billion acquisitions shepherded by Iger include Pixar in 2006, Marvel in 2009 and Lucasfilm in 2012. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026 Whitesell, who has shepherded the careers of movie stars such as Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, is betting that Cooper and her husband Matt Kaplan can build Unwell into a billion-dollar media business. — Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 Having entered the business in the 1970s and shepherded clients through the post-2000 tech-wreck and then the global financial crisis, he has lately been fixated on the prospect that the secular bull market that began in 2009 is in its waning phase. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

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Jenny Tan Jenny Tan guided Yolo County through the pandemic, showing a commitment to service without realizing that her work during that time, including her videos, was making her a bit of a local celebrity.

— The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Gather at the White Point Nature Education Center for a free bird walk guided by a naturalist and hosted by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of guided

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The complaint also says that Merrill advisors inappropriately steered clients toward low-interest Bank of America accounts, resulting in substantial financial losses.

— Chase Jordan October 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
As potential homebuyers in California weigh some very expensive housing options, they are often steered toward condominiums — one of the most affordable pathways to becoming a homeowner in the United States.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of steered

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In contrast to previous technology booms, this time around there appears to be a stronger expectation that wealth should be accompanied by responsibility.

— Joe Crome, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
They’ll be accompanied onstage by real-life couple Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of accompanied

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Then, the Chargers have a home game against Houston — also surprisingly winless — then play at Baltimore, where the 3-1 Ravens are coached by former Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
When nobody has coached a person into this transition, the degeneration is quick.

— Vikas Arora, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of coached

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This led mathematicians to suspect that the odd values were also likely irrational.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Kosovo has criticized the verdicts as unjust, maintaining that the KLA, which Thaci had led before entering politics, fought against Serbian oppression.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of led

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Wiles showed Republicans the president's upcoming travel schedule, which attendees described as extensive and almost every day, all across the country.

— MICHELLE L. PRICE, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Whereas Morandi showed us that bottles could be seen as similar to humans, Lee may be more attuned to how humans might be like stones.

— Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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