as in steered
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 ushered
Ted was ushered into a new era of his life after his friends encouraged him to quit being an architect and accept the offer to be a professor at Columbia University.
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Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Later, Kupor was ushered into a ballroom where his interview was repeatedly pushed back for five hours, apparently so the President-Elect could work on a TikTok deal as the impending ban that same day approached.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
During his run at Paramount, Weinstock ushered the successful rollout of twenty #1 films.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Then he was given some flowers and ushered into a small room where Vasquez, their three children, other relatives, and supporters were waiting.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Eventually, two men from the camp politely but firmly ushered the interlopers out.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Series-13 contestants were each ushered into a room full of shoes of all kinds and told to find the shoe Horne was thinking of.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Over the years, however, not everyone has applauded the changes that Armani ushered into Hollywood.
—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
She was then ushered out of the hearing room.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Later, Kupor was ushered into a ballroom where his interview was repeatedly pushed back for five hours, apparently so the President-Elect could work on a TikTok deal as the impending ban that same day approached.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
During his run at Paramount, Weinstock ushered the successful rollout of twenty #1 films.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Then he was given some flowers and ushered into a small room where Vasquez, their three children, other relatives, and supporters were waiting.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Eventually, two men from the camp politely but firmly ushered the interlopers out.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Series-13 contestants were each ushered into a room full of shoes of all kinds and told to find the shoe Horne was thinking of.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Over the years, however, not everyone has applauded the changes that Armani ushered into Hollywood.
—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
She was then ushered out of the hearing room.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ushered
Verb
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Other patrons saw us with cell phones — an immense luxury at the time — and steered clear of us.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max Content, has steered HBO for almost a decade, successfully transforming the cable network into a streaming brand while keeping it an Emmy juggernaut with shows such as Succession, The White Lotus and The Last of Us.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Leading the team is head coach Cheryl Reeve, the league’s only four-time Coach of the Year (2011, 2016, 2020, 2024), who has guided Minnesota for 15 seasons, from 2010 through 2025.—
Jenn Nelson,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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But she was guided by her formidable stage mom.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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Coach Jim Hiller will be entering his second full season behind the bench, and the roster is transitioning to a next-generation core led by Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala offensively, with young guns like Quinton Byfield, Brandt Clarke and Alex Laferriere all on the rise.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Their work, led by Yong Lin Kong, highlights a material that combines unusual flexibility with remarkable strength.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After prominent political activist Charlie Kirk was killed at a speaking event at a Utah university last week, an intense, 30-plus-hour manhunt for a suspect in the shooting ended with him peacefully surrendering at a local sheriff’s office, accompanied by his parents.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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One of the last formations to march past was an Army weapons-testing platoon accompanied by a number of small quadcopter drones.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Ushered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ushered. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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