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

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

Here’s a guide to determine which is best for you and which questions to ask along the way to secure the best rate and lowest overall mortgage costs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 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

It’s partly a memoir about his early years at the forefront of the index-fund revolution and partly a basic guide to lifelong buy-and-hold investing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

“Rare,” Danny said, remembering what Anjali the tour guide had told them.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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

Indeed, it is this that inspires most of the questions present-day visitors put to the Capitol guides.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 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

He takes my hand and guides me up, so that I am standing before him.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Last week, Conagra halved its dividend and guided to an earnings decline in the new fiscal year that was steeper than Wall Street expected.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Having led Spain to a Nations League triumph in 2023 and Euro 2024 glory, he has now guided them to the World Cup final.

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

Attendees also gathered for guided bird-watching along the bike path by the water.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

"If the boy is the only one afraid, he is the only one of you with sense. It would do you no harm to be guided by him!"

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Organic sales—which strip out the effects of acquisitions and currency swings—fell 2% in fiscal 2026, and the company is guiding to another year of flat-to-declining sales.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Linked Learning steps in by partnering with schools and guiding students on how to earn college credit through dual community college enrollment, internships and industry certifications.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 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

Hale toiled day and night for a pittance; he rode through storms—hail, lightning, sand—and survived stampedes, guiding the cattle into smaller and smaller circles before they could trample him.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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