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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

He approached the Public with the same goals that guide every project: Do something new, and create an environment that brings people together.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

The government-backed, independent, MoneyHelper website, external has a guide to finding free debt advice near you, external.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

While the adults are talking, she signs to me, “I looked up at just the right time to catch your line. ‘I’m lucky to have such strong parents to guide me through’?

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Accidentally on purpose, he guides the Cat to the plot’s MacGuffin—a stopwatch that turns back time called the Go-Backer.

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

Schoenbrun confidently guides readers down winding, interconnected roads, bouncing between online cults and peculiar digital ephemera to weave a gripping search for truth in a time when the internet has made everything fiction.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 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

I kept my eyes down on the shadows of the footsteps I was following, of all the climbers and guides before me.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart

With a gentle shove, he guided the animal out of the trap and into an anesthesia chamber rigged from duct tape and PVC pipe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 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

His first taste of senior management was at Fulham, who he immediately guided back to the Premier League with a play-off final win over Brentford in 2020.

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

But no one joined in, and Penelope gently guided her littlest pupil to sit down again.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Another option would focus on safely retiring Hubble when its scientific work is complete, either by guiding it through a controlled descent into Earth's atmosphere or arranging for its disposal in orbit.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 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

But still, “the spirits are guiding Yamel, helping her make sense of the world, because she’s treading in patterns that have been playing out for centuries.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

"It is with great esteem that I wish to acknowledge Your Excellency's strong leadership in guiding your country toward national prosperity with the spirit of a true patriot."

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

When she nearly walked into the doorpost, he decided that a guiding arm was needed before she broke something.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas


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