Thesaurus results for GUIDANCE

guidance

noun

ˈgī-dᵊn(t)s

Definition of guidance

as in advice

an opinion suggesting a wise or proper course of action sought career guidance from the college counselor

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as in supervision

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something felt secure under the president's cautious guidance of foreign affairs

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as in stewardship

the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control an adviser who undertakes the guidance of his students' academic careers

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Recent Examples of guidance Abandoning guidance in the middle of a crisis gets a pass that abandoning it on a clear day might not. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Justice Department attorneys have argued that a restraining order would be inappropriate and that the legal challenge was premature, as federal agencies had yet to issue public guidance on how the president's directive would be implemented. — Kristina Cooke, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Last week, both CrowdStrike and Okta surged on upbeat earnings and guidance as customers spend on more cyber tools. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 What Leading Design Systems Reveal IBM’s Carbon design system shows what this looks like in practice by placing content guidance alongside interface standards. — Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for guidance

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Noun

Rich Dad, Poor Dad is a hodgepodge of financial advice and confusing diagrams held together by anecdotes from Kiyosaki’s childhood.

— Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
The regulator is also investigating the poor performance of recent initial public offerings, according to people familiar with the matter, and questioning the advice given by investment banks to companies selling stock, Semafor reported this month.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of advice

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As part of this, ACFM is partnering with global marketing and advertising agency Innocean to co-host the ‘Cinema by Brand 2026’ competition, with the Producers Guild of Korea (PGK) responsible for the selection process and production supervision.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
She was sentenced to eight years in prison and three years of extended supervision.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of supervision

Noun

But a group of local Jewish organizations object to his stewardship of a key cultural venue in the city.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
Since Jerry Buss built the Lakers into the NBA’s most glamorous franchise during four decades of stewardship, the team will now have a third controlling owner in as many years.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of stewardship

Noun

Another win was with a European car maker that replaced its next-gen Endpoint Detection and Response, legacy SIEM, and legacy vulnerability management product with an eight-figure net-new Falcon Flex.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Florida is launching a new initiative to encourage more students to choose careers in emergency management, which the governor announced a week after a shakeup in leadership at the state’s Department of Emergency Management.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of management

Noun

If Democrats retake the House in November, Moskowtiz would be positioned to chair the panel, giving him a prominent perch over legislation and oversight involving Israel and the broader region.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026
The marketing deal raises questions about corporate oversight and could, in the near term, supply additional ammunition to short sellers that have been aggressively betting against DraftKings’ share price for the bulk of 2026.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of oversight

Noun

The technology was also tested against deceptive behaviour, an in a different scenario, fishing boats appeared to retreat while vessels from another direction accelerated toward the coastguard ship.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Despite years passing and their lives moving in different directions, the four come together and remember how beautiful and essential their friendship was and is.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of direction

Noun

Communities from Lansing, Michigan, to Pflugerville, Texas, are ending their relationship with Flock, largely over concerns regarding out-of-control surveillance, unwanted data sharing, high expenses, and reports of police abusing the tool.

— Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
According to the sheriff's office, Awais used his property-management companies and his relationships with association board members to exert control over the organizations' operations and finances.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of control

Noun

Anil Thapa, a police inspector coordinating the handling of the bodies, said another 50 bodies were having DNA samples taken ahead of their likely burial Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Park represents the Pacific Palisades, where residents have sharply criticized Bass over her handling of the Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes and left 12 people dead.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

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