as in to steer
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front
ushered the job applicant into the room and then left
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Recent Examples of usher
Parents of children who were at the many summer camps in Hill Country have credited the teenage counselors with ushering campers to safety and helping keep them calm during the chaos.
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Nadia Lathan, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Picture this: a small audience is quietly ushered into a darkened room.
—Martin Bush, Space.com, 5 July 2025
That film also saw the president's plane hijacked by dirty rotten commies (Gary Oldman this time instead of Nancy Stephens) and, just like with Pleasence, the President of the United States is ushered into an escape pod.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 10 July 2025
They were ushered inside so that they didn’t get exposed to the troops that were walking in formation across their playground area.
—Louis Casiano , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025
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Nadia Lathan, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Picture this: a small audience is quietly ushered into a darkened room.
—Martin Bush, Space.com, 5 July 2025
That film also saw the president's plane hijacked by dirty rotten commies (Gary Oldman this time instead of Nancy Stephens) and, just like with Pleasence, the President of the United States is ushered into an escape pod.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 10 July 2025
They were ushered inside so that they didn’t get exposed to the troops that were walking in formation across their playground area.
—Louis Casiano , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025
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If price is what steered you away from investing in the Colorsoft, the new, cheaper base model might be your perfect Kindle.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
24 July 2025
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Known for satirizing real-life politics and pop culture issues, this season will again touch on topics other shows would steer away from, like recent airplane crashes, a crisis at the Federal Aviation Administration and the fate of American democracy.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Interactions with animals here are completely dependent on whether the animal is interested—if Mochi the two-toed sloth does not want to show her face, guides respect that.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
30 July 2025
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The ethical dimensions a student chooses to write about ought to reflect the larger philosophies that guide their interactions with and beyond AI technology.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Those strengths were often neutralized while leading a veteran Phillies team as the organization tried to stave off an ultimately unavoidable rebuild.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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The Enquirer asked Messer Construction, the company leading the project, about the yellow that now coats parts of where the metal panels are supposed to be.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
29 July 2025
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Instead, leading Senate Republicans released a discussion draft, accompanied by a request for industry feedback, earlier this week.—
Owen Tedford,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Still, the National Weather Service is not anticipating any severe weather to accompany the storms this week.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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“Usher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/usher. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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