ushering

verb

present participle of usher
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 Frank was key in ushering the Wall Street bailout through Congress in 2008. — Patricio Chile, ABC News, 20 May 2026 Morrison led the chicken wing chain for a decade, ushering it through its own IPO and a period of historic growth. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026 The mature, honest dialogue offers a sense of resolve, ushering you into a pleasant space that stimulates you to nurture yourself. — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 18 June 2026 Graduation season is upon us and these celebrity parents are ushering their mini-mes into new beginnings. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026 Winemaker Simon Ollinger, whose family has grown grapes since the 1800s, walked us through the vineyards before ushering us into his home for a tasting. — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026 Flight attendants, while still dressed appropriately and serving drinks and food to fliers, are also frontline employees during aviation incidents, ushering passengers out on slides or handling other emergency situations. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 Lisa, as the world has come to know her, is one of the four members of Blackpink, the record-breaking, zeitgeist-altering girl group introduced in 2016 that is largely responsible for ushering South Korean pop, K-pop, into the global mainstream. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026 Comprising classmates Nilsson, Nutt, James Falconer, Suellen Rocca, Art Green, and Karl Wirsum, the Who held their first exhibition at Chicago’s Hyde Park Art Center in 1966, ushering a new mode of dank, bawdy rudeness into the city’s milieu. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ushering
  1. guiding
  2. steering
  3. leading
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  • Gemini asked guiding questions in 76% of its messages and gave a straight answer 2% of the time.
    — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • That balance between comedy and horror became the guiding principle for the production.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
Definition of guiding
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  • And now Jacopo—who is on the business rather than creative side—is one of five partners steering the architectural studio into the next era, with global hotel, retail and residential projects from Sicily to Shanghai.
    — Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Cool girls are steering skorts away from their grade-school connotations with motorcycle boots, slingback heels, and more sophisticated shoe pairings.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Definition of steering
Verb
  • Some Cuba watchers are skeptical Rodríguez Castro could assume a leading role in the official government.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Defense heavyweight Lockheed Martin is leading the race to buy naval defense group Ultra Maritime, CNBC has learned.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of leading

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