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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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So they changed his nom de guerre to Magura, a winged cloud maiden from Ukrainian mythology who hovers over battlefields to guide fallen warriors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

For one, the 200-day moving average, which many chart watchers use as a guide to the long-term trend, currently extends to about the top of that range.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Jon Sandison, a high school history teacher and Shetland tour guide, said there were real concerns that Shetland could be attacked after Germany invaded Norway in 1940, during World War Two.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

If you want to shop locally and cut back on Amazon orders, check out our expanded guide to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

“I’m Anjali Singh and I’m your tour guide for the day,” she said as they gathered in a corner.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Students were shown starter prompts tied to their specific class and assignment, offering guided help or study guides, practice quizzes and flashcards built from their course materials.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

The state schools superintendent manages the California Department of Education, which guides local school districts and also provides partial oversight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Analysts who track companies’ earnings beats and misses routinely strip out recurring costs like stock-based pay, if management guides them to do so.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Their unusual behavior has appeared in field guides and was previously documented during a field observation, but scientists had not fully understood the movements that made it possible.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

If they can’t walk on their own, she helps them up and guides them to safety.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

The company guided for fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of 43 cents a share on revenue between $845 million and $846 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Students were shown starter prompts tied to their specific class and assignment, offering guided help or study guides, practice quizzes and flashcards built from their course materials.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Instead the house could be opened up for guided tours, as well as for fashion displays and film shoots.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

“In considering any changes, Treasury will be guided by the objective of financing the government at the lowest cost over time,” the statement said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

From somewhere nearby I hear water trickling, and I pick my way toward it, guided by the moonlight.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

By guiding crystal growth, the new gel can restore both the microscopic architecture and the physical properties of healthy enamel.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Kraft Heinz also updated its profit outlook, guiding for adjusted earnings per share of $2.07 to $2.13 for the year, up from $2.03 to $2.09 previously.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Dolores thrived on a middle-class upbringing of Girl Scouts, violin lessons and tap dancing, describing her mother’s generosity as a guiding force.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

"The event team continually assessed the mountain weather forecast in the build-up to and throughout the event, with competitor safety guiding every decision," they added.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Over and over, my compass guiding, I measure the land.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes


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