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present participle of guide.

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guiding

[gahyd-ing] / ˈgaɪd ɪŋ /

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explanatory adj.
governing adj.
hermeneutic adj.
influential adj.
interpretative adj.
interpretive adj.
managing adj.
operating adj.
pointing adj.
sovereign adj.

ADJECTIVE

explanatory

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analytical informative interpretive supplementary

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allegorical annotative critical declarative demonstrative diagrammatic discursive elucidatory enlightening exegetic exegetical explicative expositional expository graphic hermeneutic illuminative illustrative informing instructive justifying summary

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confusing mysterious obscure perplexing puzzling vague

ADJECTIVE

governing

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administrative dominant ruling

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absolute ascendant conducting controlling determining directing dominating executive mastering ordering overseeing restraining superintending

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authoritative gubernatorial influential magisterial presidential regulatory supervisory supreme

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inferior subordinate

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powerless tributary

ADJECTIVE

hermeneutic

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ADJECTIVE

influential

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authoritative dominant famous important leading persuasive prominent significant strong

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affecting big-gun big-wheel controlling efficacious forcible governing impressive inspiring instrumental major-league meaningful momentous moving name potent substantial telling touching weighty

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inconspicuous inferior insignificant obscure subordinate trivial unimportant unknown

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ineffective ineffectual uninfluential unmoving weak

ADJECTIVE

interpretative

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allegorical analytical annotative critical declarative demonstrative diagrammatic discursive elucidative elucidatory enlightening exegetic exegetical explanative explicative expositional expositive expository graphic hermeneutic hermeneutical illuminative illustrative informative informing instructive interpretive justifying summary supplementary

ADJECTIVE

interpretive

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analytical informative

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allegorical annotative critical declarative demonstrative diagrammatic discursive elucidative elucidatory enlightening exegetic exegetical explanative explicative expositional expositive expository graphic hermeneutic hermeneutical illuminative illustrative informing instructive interpretative justifying summary supplementary

ADJECTIVE

managing

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administering admonishing advising controlling executing governing handling husbanding inspecting leading operating organizing overseeing piloting regulating steering superintending supervising

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subordinate

ADJECTIVE

operating

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performing running

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accomplishing administering conducting contriving determining directing driving executing finishing fulfilling maintaining managing manipulating moving ordering practicing regulating revolving serving spinning supervising sustaining transacting turning using wielding

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at work

ADJECTIVE

pointing

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declaring denoting designating disclosing displaying evidencing evincing manifesting marking placing revealing showing signifying specifying spotting steering

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sovereign

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absolute autonomous unlimited

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ascendant chief imperial independent principal royal ruling

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commanding directing effectual efficacious excellent highest lofty majestic monarchal monarchial overbearing paramount predominant predominate preponderant prevalent regal regnant reigning self-governed supreme

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dependent limited restricted

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minor secondary subordinate unimportant

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inferior submissive subservient

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guiding

"It serves as a forward-looking strategic platform, guiding our bilateral partnership across all five pillars -- political, economic, maritime, people-to-people, and security."

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

The task for advisers is guiding bettors to balance their desire to live in the here-and-now with an appreciation of how present decisions can affect them years from now.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Ads feature Leon guiding chief executives across mountains and rivers that double as metaphors for the risks posed by AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

"Together they're a really good guiding force, but you do see them like family, like second parents," says Hunter Bell.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Were units of information guiding each of these processes?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

guiding

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