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guide

[gahyd] / gaɪd /




Usage

What are other ways to say guide? The verb guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To conduct is to precede or escort to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station. To lead is to bring onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, figuratively, to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray.

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He told ProPublica that he wants to transform lives and guide students to college, trade school or the military.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

Duhamel added that he was inspired by the “Patriots” survival guide and confessed that he worried about the delicate nature of a society so tech-dependent.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Armed with this and a field guide in her home of San Francisco, she set about identifying birds from an early age.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

He argues that, as natural selection has shaped our brains and influenced our actions, the way we guide and govern behavior should be approached with our evolutionary roots in mind.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

We followed our guide single file—the aisle was not wide enough for two—fighting back the claustrophobia of these platforms rising everywhere above us.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

“We are committed to welcoming fans from every background and treating everyone with respect, and that’s what guides us as an organization.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Three city guides then told the story of Glasgow, using staging inspired by Scotland's pioneering textile industry and the River Clyde's shipbuilding heritage.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Across different cultures, they have been viewed as everything from mystical guides that help lost travelers find their way home to ominous creatures associated with bad luck.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

Davlantes says Alpha’s guides took a vote and opted against being called teachers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

Then she swipes the door open and guides me in.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

The company now expects to sell slightly fewer cars this year than last, while group revenue is also expected to come in slightly below last year, having previously guided for flat unit sales and revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Zidane's predecessor Deschamps guided France to three major finals over his 14-year reign, helping the country to their second World Cup success with victory in 2018.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Sixers coach Nick Nurse, who celebrated his 59th birthday on Friday, guided the Toronto Raptors to the 2019 NBA title.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

In total, restructuring charges are expected at 800 million euros this year, up from a previously guided 250 million euros.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Quietly, we made our way through the spacious living room and past the formal dining room, guided by the bright light coming from the far end of the house.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Some programs are even advertised as quasi-training academies to help nascent influencers launch their online careers, guiding them through the content-creation process and dangling the prospect of having their work reposted from brand accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Intel had previously been guiding for $18 billion in capital expenditures this year.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Van Bommel most recently managed Royal Antwerp, guiding the club to the Belgian league title, Belgian Cup and Belgian Super Cup during a successful two-year spell.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Atomic weapons are an extinction-level threat, so you’d ideally want a steady hand guiding U.S. nuclear policy.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

It had been the guiding principle of the social worker’s life.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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