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noun

Definition of shepherdingnext
as in steering

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shepherding

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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shepherding
  1. guiding
  2. management
  3. leadership
  4. running
  5. administration
  6. governance
  7. direction
  8. control
Verb
  • When the night’s at its blackest, this is for those who are holding the light, guiding the lost and pulling us through.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Each component within this framework serves as a guiding principle for workers looking to thrive in the future workplace.
    Santhosh Vijayabaskar, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of guiding
Noun
  • To ensure that all bases are covered in a crisis, include rapid response provisions in crisis management plans.
    Edward Segal, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Around 40% of middle-aged staffers are working on communication, 39.7% on creativity, 35.8% on personal interaction, 34.8% on organizational development, and 31% on planning and project management, according to the report.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of management
Noun
  • President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive electoral victory has Democrats rethinking their leadership, with several high-ranking congressional committee members facing challenges from younger voices.
    Peter Cordi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The leadership and experience of the upperclassmen meshed perfectly with the newcomers.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of leadership
Noun
  • Rumors have also suggested that Paul Mescal is in the running to play Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson may play John Lennon, and both Charlie Rowe and Joseph Quinn were apparently floated to play George Harrison.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Last week's semifinals episode ended without an elimination and kept all five couples in the running.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of running
Noun
  • Look no further than the evolving cabinet for the ascending presidential administration for a reminder that the answer is yes.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The vicious gang has taken advantage of a lax southern border under the Biden-Harris administration, with many of its foot soldiers swarming the U.S. and unleashing hell on unsuspecting communities.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of administration
Noun
  • The move comes several weeks after the server company’s auditor, Ernst & Young, resigned, following months of disagreement over Super Micro Computer’s governance practices and board independence.
    Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Authoritarian rivals of the United States thrive in countries where governance, transparency, and accountability are weak, making support for democracy all the more important.
    Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of governance
Noun
  • Oftentimes, this allows deer to smell danger from multiple directions.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The group has been expanding in all directions—deepening their community work, such as teaching kids how to use cameras at an event with the Hoods to Woods Foundation this summer at Big Snow in New Jersey, but also attracting the attention and support of bigger sponsors.
    Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of direction
Noun
  • In this film’s world, humans and dogs share control as rulers of the earth.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Trump has promised to carry out the country’s largest-ever deportation operation, extend tax breaks, punish his political enemies, seize control of the federal government’s most powerful tools and reshape the U.S. economy.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of control
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