Meaning & use
shepherding
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Guiding, watching over, or carefully directing a person, group, or process.
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The teacher spent the afternoon shepherding students through the museum.
She was responsible for shepherding the bill through the legislature.
A note on using this word
Shepherding is frequently used figuratively, for guiding people or projects, far more often than for literally tending sheep.
Words with a similar meaning
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