as in guiding
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 ushering
Park must walk that tight rope between remaining a legacy Atlanta restaurant while ushering it into the next decade.
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Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Thune was previously noncommittal about using the process, given the complexity of ushering it across the floor, but Senate Republicans floated the option to Trump earlier this week to win his support for DHS funding.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2026
Khan went viral last March after posting a video of himself ushering the McNeese men’s basketball squad through the pregame tunnel with a boombox around his neck.
—Mia Fishman, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
The only guards on duty today are hat-tipping doormen ushering guests into snow-white corridors lined with gold.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Most of the presenters are also in and out of the room fairly quickly with their power publicists and agents ushering them along, but Bardem ventured into the auditorium to greet and chat with Academy president Lynette Howell Taylor and CEO Bill Kramer.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
After ushering a reporter inside, Smith tilts his head back and peers across his desk, where papers are folded and arranged with geometric precision.
—USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
And Yas, having studied the methods of those villains, divorces him to set about ushering young—possibly underage—escorts to the men who would run the world.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Sally may be struggling to give Sylvia and Ted life on the page, but Hyland is having her own trouble ushering them to the stage.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Thune was previously noncommittal about using the process, given the complexity of ushering it across the floor, but Senate Republicans floated the option to Trump earlier this week to win his support for DHS funding.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2026
Khan went viral last March after posting a video of himself ushering the McNeese men’s basketball squad through the pregame tunnel with a boombox around his neck.
—Mia Fishman, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
The only guards on duty today are hat-tipping doormen ushering guests into snow-white corridors lined with gold.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Most of the presenters are also in and out of the room fairly quickly with their power publicists and agents ushering them along, but Bardem ventured into the auditorium to greet and chat with Academy president Lynette Howell Taylor and CEO Bill Kramer.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
After ushering a reporter inside, Smith tilts his head back and peers across his desk, where papers are folded and arranged with geometric precision.
—USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
And Yas, having studied the methods of those villains, divorces him to set about ushering young—possibly underage—escorts to the men who would run the world.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Sally may be struggling to give Sylvia and Ted life on the page, but Hyland is having her own trouble ushering them to the stage.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ushering
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He is moved by Nelson’s music and lyrics, but mostly, Nelson provides a guiding light for Crockett’s own navigation of Nashville and the larger music business.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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That experience introduced mo‘o—continuity, succession—as a guiding thread for the triennial, reminding me that everything exists in relation and within long lineages of care.—
Wassan Al-Khudhairi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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The ministry’s statement marked a rare official acknowledgment that India is now importing oil from Iran, after seven years of steering clear due to US sanctions, Reuters reported.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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Attorneys for Brennan have raised concerns that prosecutors are steering the case toward a favorable forum, according to a New York Times report last December.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Apr. 2026
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Sunday’s match, which was interrupted by rain with Siniakova/Townsend leading 6-5 in the first set, was a rematch of the Indian Wells semifinals, where Siniakova/Townsend won 6-2, 6-2.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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There wasn’t anything inherently wrong with this, but outsourcing the writing to professionals only underscored the degree to which this humble document, once meant to blunt the puffery of the cover letter, had now become the leading weapon in the job seeker’s arsenal.—
Stephen Mihm,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Ushering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ushering. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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