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
Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Bickerstaff is getting so much out of his veteran journeymen (Malik Beasley, Tim Hardaway Jr.) and has shepherded the ascents of the youth (Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson).
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Janelle Ash, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
As Police Try to Unravel the Mystery, Insiders Detail Their Final Days (Exclusive)
Authorities also found one of the couple's dogs, a German shepherd, dead in a kennel crate in a closet near Betsy.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Bowser cultivated warm ties with House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), who shepherded a bill that would allow for an NFL stadium redevelopment in D.C.
Reality check: D.C. has made progress on a post-pandemic crime spike.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Bickerstaff is getting so much out of his veteran journeymen (Malik Beasley, Tim Hardaway Jr.) and has shepherded the ascents of the youth (Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson).
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
The couple also owned two German shepherds: Bear, 4, and Nikita, 7.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
As Police Try to Unravel the Mystery, Insiders Detail Their Final Days (Exclusive)
Authorities also found one of the couple's dogs, a German shepherd, dead in a kennel crate in a closet near Betsy.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Residents want city planners to take notice and be a guiding hand for new investment in their community — especially since landmarks such as Puckett’s and Gary’s Barber Shop, which served the community for 59 years, will be or are already gone.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2025
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Lenexa wants approval now to ensure ongoing funding for its Capital Improvement Program, a plan that helps guide city projects in five-year increments — with the next five-year increment running from 2025 until 2029, Sayers said.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
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While in town, travelers can also visit the Rosa Parks Museum, which tells the story of the Montgomery bus boycott and the fight against segregation, and the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, where Dr. King served as a pastor.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
14 Mar. 2025
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Despite all the pastor’s conventionality and sanctimony, there are flames between them, but those flickers run fairly cool until a breaking point in which Manders at last makes explicit reference to them.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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Sloan originally coached the Gators in the early 1960s, left and returned after winning the national title at North Carolina State in ’74.—
Mike Bianchi,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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According to a report by AARP, one of his handlers coached the barely cognizant Marvel icon through the task.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Currently the parochial vicar at St. Lucy Parish in Campbell, Rev. Pedigo formerly served as pastor at St. Julie Billiart and Our Lady of Guadalupe in San Jose.—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2025
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What to Know On Tuesday evening, members of the Argentine community in Rome gathered at the Argentine church for a special mass led by Cardinal Baldassare Reina, the pope's vicar for Rome.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Interviews with sheepherders were conducted in Spanish through an interpreter.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Jan. 2025
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For sheepherders living in Idaho, mountainous distances are all part of a day’s work.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Before boarding, participants take part in an eight-month program including English lessons, and mentoring sessions on aspects such as networking.—
Angelica Mari,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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In addition to mentoring students in the Solana Pacific Yearbook Club and using his technology expertise to help the foundation run more efficiently, Chen is also a volunteer in the Scouting America organization, supporting both Troop 782 and Cub Scouts Pack 734.—
Del Mar Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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How To Solve Today’s Wordle The Hint: An important item in a cowboy’s kit The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter Okay, spoilers below! . . .—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Founded in 1846, Fort Benton lured cowboys and miners who arrived on horseback or by steamboat on the Missouri River.—
Jim Robbins,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Shepherd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shepherd. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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