Thesaurus results for SHEPHERDING

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noun

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verb

present participle of shepherd

as in guiding

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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Noun

Zaslav in particular stands to reap hundreds of millions from his shepherding of the deal, with the official figure to be disclosed in SEC filings over the coming days. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026 Until the Houthis’ intervention, the oil situation had appeared just about manageable, thanks to Red Sea exports and the US shepherding vessels through Hormuz; oil shipments there are now at roughly a third of pre-war levels. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 Sep. 2026 Part of that shepherding includes helping filmmakers decipher the film incentive program, Mansoori said. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026 Over the past few years, settlers have gradually blocked off access to the spring, which was vital to the nearby Palestinian shepherding community of Ras Ein al-Auja. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026 Not to mention, there's likely plenty of human shepherding going on behind the scenes. — Scott Harrell, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026 And as for putting a stop to commercial shepherding, that just isn’t something that is ever going to happen. — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 The 35-year-old, coming from Boston — where his shepherding of recent Red Sox drafts as assistant general manager helped stock much of the current roster — looked the part of a young, modern baseball executive, with his wife and four kids in tow. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 While some of the lawyers spent as little as 20 minutes on the case, the legal shepherding of Saks Global clearly took over the lives of others. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

Verb

The staff here help with every aspect of the guest experience, from greeting you on the arrivals dock and shepherding every aspect of your stay to serving meals. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Murphy executive produces both series while shepherding his slate under the overall deal at 20th TV, which pays his overhead. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026 Shortly after, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the executive, who was responsible for shepherding box office hits like Barbie, was nearing a deal for a position at Ellison’s company. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 However, a friendship with the family’s new housemaid, Bridget Sullivan (Vicky Krieps), cracks open Lizzie’s world, shepherding her along a bright and bloody path that will forever go down in infamy. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 Tasked with shepherding his major stars through bombastic performances, Fern’s directing lacks focus. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026 Newmark may have a reputation for shepherding big-ticket sales to completion. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026 After a monumental season of shepherding drag kings into the pop culture consciousness, Revry’s King of Drag is back for season 2 — and Entertainment Weekly has the exclusive reveal of the new royal court competing for the throne. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026 As for the wisdom of shepherding the Sun out of Connecticut, the traditionally enthusiastic market for women’s basketball, to Houston, where a championship franchise failed to take hold in the league’s early days, well, time will tell. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shepherding

Noun

While some financial advisors have asset minimums, others may charge one-time, hourly or monthly fees rather than a percentage for assets under management.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
That’s because bank stocks are particularly difficult to forecast, given that their performance depends heavily on macro factors rather than information that management might have about the company.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of management

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The guiding principle is an 80/20 sourcing philosophy that means just 20% of the food is imported while 80% is from the archipelago.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
The country's guiding principles are, and always have been, the principles of the Declaration.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of guiding

Noun

Berkshire Hathaway held a major GM stake when Barra became CEO, and Buffett delivered a crucial vote of confidence in her leadership amid the 2014 recall crisis.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The rest of the 2026-27 Playhouse on Park season has not yet been announced but is being rethought due to Brätt’s joining the leadership team just a few months ago.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of leadership

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The court’s decision comes just weeks after the administration erected the first border wall panels in the Big Bend sector in the middle of September.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
An administration official told ABC News that’s because the federal government didn’t collect the user fees in those states.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of administration

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Orange Lutheran also has a good running game with Ryan Christianson.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Boise State’s run defense showed its first cracks this past week against Utah State, giving up five running plays of at least 10 yards, including two for 46 and 64 yards.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of running

Noun

It is authorized by the FAA for beyond-line-of-sight piloting.

— Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2026
Each of SkyFall’s Shrike drones equipped with such capability costs about $2,000, compared to the $400 Ukrainian drones that rely only on manual piloting, Meier wrote in a blog post.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of piloting

Noun

Better lineage improves simulation quality, which produces better model behavior, which generates better outcomes and richer feedback, strengthening governance by exposing the gaps previous cycles missed.

— Richard Clough, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
With the throne disengaged from governance, petitions and reports from officials piled up unread, crucial state posts went unfilled, and the imperial bureaucracy splintered amid poisonous factional infighting.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

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