USHERED Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

ushered

verb

past tense of usher

as in guided

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 The festival worker who had taken the picture handed me back my phone and ushered me into the long line of fans amassed at the entrance to the theatre. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 The bill was ushered through the state General Assembly after the discovery of extensive mishandling of bodies at a Carlinville funeral home, where at least 80 families were given the wrong remains. — Casey Toner, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 That day abruptly ushered Jake’s family into a new act, like a curtain dropping at intermission. — Caroline Cherston, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026 Old Mrs Dickie ushered her inside and closed the door behind them both. — Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026 To much of the West, including former US President Bill Clinton who ushered China into the World Trade Organization, Zhu was a reformer steering his country toward free markets and, possibly, a more open political system. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Burton and the two employees ushered almost everyone into the back hall. — Mark Dee august 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 Aug. 2026 Tunsil immediately went down and took a knee after the play and was quickly ushered to the facility after talking with the training staff. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Alvarez watched as the singer was ushered to the stage to meet the event’s host. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

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Second-quarter total sales and same-store sales lagged expectations, and Burlington guided third-quarter earnings per share and same-store sales below Wall Street estimates, according to StreetAccount.

— Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
The footage shows contestants happily enduring all sorts of mayhem, while being guided by the voice of the late actor Gene Wilder, who famously played Willy Wonka in the 1971 movie.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of guided

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Ever mindful of the job at hand, Parton gently steered us back to the awards show, though not before turning to Brooks with a little smile.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Three years ago, 79% of Gen Z respondents told Jobber’s Blue Collar Report that their parents had steered them toward four-year college, and only 5% considered vocational school an option.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of steered

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Its foray into dealmaking has led many in media to wonder if Netflix could be on the hunt for another opportunity.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Mladic first led a Serb insurgency in Croatia before taking over the Bosnian Serb army that was backed by Serbia and then-President Slobodan Milosevic, who also died in the custody of the Hague court in 2006 while on trial for genocide.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of led

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Edwards said no officers have been put on leave, but an review is conducted after every pursuit.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2026
And the latest poll, conducted by the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley, found 48% of likely voters support it, 41% oppose it and 11% are undecided.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

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