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guiding

  • present participle of guide.
  • a word derived from guide.

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That became the guiding idea for this salad.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2026

The model compared three approaches for guiding treatment:

From Science Daily • Jul. 6, 2026

I wanted to give her someone who would be her guiding light — the kind of person we all wish that we had had.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

My question for the researchers: Did the recording of Sadhguru guiding me through the meditation slow down and even stop at some point?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

I remembered his hand on my shoulder, guiding me on our bicycles through the blacked-out streets to Pickwick’s.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom