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Recent Examples of guidepost Francis’ Death Silences a Voice for the Voiceless As democratic values and alliances were being turned upside down, the pope was a consistent moral guidepost. Helene Cooper Jason Horowitz Claire Brown Maureen Cavanagh, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025 Legendary mathematician David Hilbert presented 10 unsolved problems as ambitious guideposts for the 20th century. Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025 Slate University will serve as a guidepost for those who want to try their hand at making do-it-yourself (DIY) improvements to their new vehicle. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025 Keeping the cost of energy low should be the number-one priority and guidepost for future decisions on energy policy. David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for guidepost
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guidepost
Noun
  • The reality of science is that there are different qualities of evidence; some approaches produce data that can speak more definitively than others.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2025
  • Here’s why fraud affecting the credit reporting system is so pervasive, including some of the evidence suggesting fraudsters’ are having success in manipulating the credit reporting industry.
    Dr. David Maimon, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Find the Big Dipper's pointer stars − located on the outer edge of the ladle.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 May 2025
  • The pointer stars of the Big Dipper point in one direction to the North Star; in the other direction to the triangle that makes up the lion's hind quarters and tail.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Imagine your leadership team is waiting for a market signal that never arrives, clinging to a strategic plan that no longer aligns with reality, or ignoring new data out of loyalty to the original vision.
    Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • Among the methods being examined: Using radio signals to jam drones or force them to land.
    JOSH FUNK, Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • This cannot be done with only logins, passwords and tokens since none of these have any relationship to us.
    Skip Sanzeri, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • Tuck these small tokens into lunchboxes, care packages, or even your own pocket as a comforting reminder that love is always close by. 5.
    Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • My apartment key weighed heavier than the betrayal in my chest.
    David Lee Condrey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
  • As such, Ono predicts that nurturing creativity in higher education will be a key in keeping mathematics going for future generations.
    Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The stylish design comes in four color options to fit nearly any space, while the 360-degree swivel feature allows for quiet, seamless movement.
    Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 4 June 2025
  • The collection of tees, tanks, sweatshirts, underwear, jockstraps and more feature illustrations of cruising scenes featuring sailors, cops, construction workers and leather bars, as well as images from Tom of Finland Foundation events.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • The study found that, once again, this trait strongly predicted breadcrumbing, and was also associated with ghosting behaviors.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Compared with the other dragons in the original, which character designer Nico Marlet imagined with comically lopsided proportions — bulgy eyes, oversize heads, ungainly fangs — Toothless was an elegant mix of feline and canine traits, mapped onto a sleek black reptilian body.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Hemp hearts Advertisement First, to clarify: The soft-shelled seeds of the hemp plant don't contain psychoactive or mind-altering properties.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 13 June 2025
  • The property is one of the top five sales in the history of Hillsborough, and largest since the Western White House closed for $23 million last year.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025

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“Guidepost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guidepost. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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