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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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By carefully arranging materials with different shapes and refractive indexes, scientists can block, guide, or strengthen selected wavelengths of light.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

McShane drew on her past experiences, including making the 2023 Channel 4 documentary “Russell Brand: In Plain Sight,” which investigated comedian Russell Brand’s treatment of women, to guide the interview process.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Mike Murphy surveyed the offerings of eight services to provide this August streaming spending guide.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

The work, researchers say, can guide interventions designed to improve how long dogs remain healthy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

She then proceeded to guide Duane in the making of a new ice treat.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

He also used his newfound fame to advocate for Nepali mountain guides, calling for more recognition of their work supporting high-profile ascents of foreign climbers.

From BBC Jul. 31, 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

“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

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

He will know which guides to give us.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

In his nearly three decades at Apple, Tim Cook completely revolutionized the company’s supply chain and guided the company through tariffs, pandemic shutdowns and other obstacles.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Glencore had guided to the unit’s performance normalizing in the second half of the year but there is clearly upside given that energy market dislocations continue, LaFemina writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

When you take a guided tour of the nearly completed Harvard-Westlake River Park Sports Complex in Studio City, you lose count how many times you’re saying, “Wow.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

The company in April guided for same-store growth of 5% “or greater,” and saw the full year’s revenue roughly flat in comparison with 2025.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Then she linked arms with Alyx and guided her out of the cafeteria, Julia and Ellen following in their wake.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

"The theory not only reproduces the experiment but also provides the basis for guiding future discoveries in this system," rejoiced Schiró.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

He has since set up an expedition guiding company and mountaineering apparel brand.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

A guiding light in troubled times: When the news has you spiraling, sometimes it helps to consider how ordinary people can make a difference.

From Slate Jul. 28, 2026

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

The oldest leaders of the Ridgefolk, still guiding and inspiring their people even after death, had stared at me with such intensity that it was almost a relief when they were gone.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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