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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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Write to him at [email protected], and subscribe to his newsletter, WSJ Politics, for a daily guide to the politics, power and people driving D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The recent history books, then, offer a less than clear guide and Burnham has inherited a colossal majority.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Both companies will use the mission to collect lessons that can guide later uncrewed and crewed flights at the Moon.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

"Three weeks ago, we were expecting to guide to full-year pre-tax earnings approaching $1.5 billion," Chief Financial Officer Devon May said on a conference call.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

“Follow me and stay together,” the tour guide said, and led them toward the special rooms and exhibits on the second floor.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

“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

A mountain concierge connects guests with local guides for fly fishing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

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

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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

The 30-year-old Spain captain guided his country to World Cup glory last week and was named the Golden Ball winner as player of the tournament.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The automaker expects deliveries to fall and for sales this year to be flat or decline 3%, after having previously guided for flat to 3% growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The cells were guided to organize themselves into small, pea-sized clusters of brain tissue that resemble the hindbrain.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

She nodded, and together they guided Diko toward the merchant and his wife, stopping a foot in front of them.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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

The company bumped up its profit forecast for the year, guiding for earnings per share of $7.35 to $7.50, compared with a prior range of $7.30 to $7.45.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Yet the principle of free navigation "did not prevent the British from guiding their colonisation in part according to the geography of straits", Domergue said.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

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

For Vincent, God is ever present, guiding him in all ways, helping him do what is right.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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