steering

[steer-ing] / ˈstɪər ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

managing

Synonyms

STRONG

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

Antonyms

STRONG

subordinate

ADJECTIVE

pointing

Synonyms

STRONG

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

NOUN

navigation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boating exploration shipping

STRONG

aeronautics captaincy captainship flying pilotage piloting sailing seafaring seamanship steerage voyage yachting

WEAK

cruising helmsmanship nautics navigating ocean travel plotting a course voyaging

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Attorney’s Office, which is led by former Wall Street lawyer and regulator Jay Clayton, are steering most of the probes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Sky Canaves, a retail and e-commerce analyst at eMarketer, said that along with those concerns, the process of shopping with AI assistants is cumbersome, often steering customers to retailers’ websites to finish purchases.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

It said Wilburn “likely recognized the Tesla as a hazard” about a second before the crash, at which point he swerved his steering wheel to the right and applied the brakes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

I'm definitely steering down that route for now.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Mom tips her forehead on the steering wheel and closes her eyes.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

steering

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