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as in to guide
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front
the man in the train station was able to steer us in the right direction
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Recent Examples of steer
Diamantis was found guilty by a federal jury after a first trial in October of taking payoffs for steering school construction contracts.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
Kiritsis claimed that Meridian steered retailers away from the property, forcing him to default on the loan.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Among the pool of nearly a dozen candidates running in New York’s 12th Congressional District, Kasky is steering left of the Democratic establishment.
—Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
When asked recently about Gary needing to be better, both Hafley and LaFleur steered attention away from their absent pass rusher and instead emphasized their desire for everyone to be better.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Mike Vrabel has breathed life into the New England Patriots, guiding them to a 7-2 start while riding a six-game winning streak despite fielding a roster that still has its fair share of deficiencies.—
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Paul was a fierce advocate for diversity and inclusion and guided the league through the challenges of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina.—
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Boston Dynamics, after transitioning Atlas into a fully electric version, is actively piloting commercial deployment with its industry partner, Hyundai Motor Company, with factory use cases in automotive manufacturing already identified.—
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Its success hinges on the chemistry between the two leads, so when it was ordered to pilot in early August, ABC and the studio opted to take their time with the casting search for the male lead in order to find a good match for Bloom.—
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Abbey Schreacke led Missouri with 19 points, and Grace Slaughter added 12.—
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In Wednesday’s loss to Grand Canyon, junior forward Andrew Meadow attempted just two shots from the field, neither from beyond the arc, despite being one of the Broncos’ best shooters and the team’s second-leading scorer.—
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In Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Disney+ series adapted from Rick Riordan's bestselling book series, Walker Scobell plays the titular character, a demigod navigating the dangerous world of gods and monsters.—
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The Chiefs just navigated an entire season without a secondary option.—
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New state sales tax revenue generated within the massive STAR bond district will pay back the bond debt used to build a new stadium and accompanying facilities for several decades.—
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Their children often accompany them to public services and have already taken up royal duties of their own, but Kate and William make sure their kids' lives are mostly out of the spotlight.—
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Australian director Patrick Hughes is helming the project, which chronicles Thornton’s real-life survival story in the South China Sea that earned him a Congressional Medal of Honor.—
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Fleming helms a legislative study committee that has been looking into how the state conducts its elections.—
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“Steer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steer. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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