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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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Today’s venture capitalists often don’t have the influence to guide or shape companies the way they once did because of heightened competition.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

As the gas falls inward, magnetic forces may help reduce its rotation and guide it toward the center.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

Far from simply pressing a button, film projectionists must actively guide a screening, threading and splicing reels and closely monitoring for mechanical issues.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

“I am grateful to have helped guide the property through an important chapter and appreciative of everyone involved along the way,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

And let your guide be made of wood.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

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

In his research Mr. Moore read scads of 18th- and 19th-century farmers’ guides and homemaking manuals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Analysts Jonathan Komp and Alexander Conway say that considering WTI crude was about $95-$110/barrel in late April/early May, they think current prices are well below the levels embedded in most guides.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Once, video games came with lots of physical goodies, such as guides, maps and manuals.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

My guides lead me into a narrow corridor with a ceiling that gradually slopes higher and higher.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Scaloni, who guided Argentina to World Cup glory four years ago in Qatar, says he is not concerned about his side's form before facing England.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Examples include the "study mode" built into OpenAI's ChatGPT, or "guided learning" in Google's Gemini.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

The late Professor Joseph Heremans of Ohio State designed the thermal conductivity experiments and guided doctoral candidate Delaram Rashadfar through the analysis.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

This is an edition of The 10-Point newsletter, a guided tour to the best coverage in The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

“You have guided us well,” he said quietly to the dwarf.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

Instead of guiding the market toward the likely outcome of the upcoming meeting, the new Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, has remained silent about the central bank’s plans.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

United is now guiding for fuel costs of $3.69 a share in the third quarter, translating to an incremental expense of $575 million in the third quarter, or about $1.12 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

De la Fuente is now into his fourth year as Spain boss; winning the Euros two years ago and now guiding his country to a quarter-final against Belgium on Friday.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

His guiding principle is simple: focus on key local resources, process them locally, create skilled jobs, and export value-added products through public-private partnerships.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

It felt good to work on this, and to have Grandma guiding me, since I’d never made anything so complicated before.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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