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 Hoka Unlike other competitors, the parent company of hit running brand Hoka, Deckers Outdoor Corporation, maintained its sales guidance for its current fiscal year, and reported its first-ever $1 billion quarter for the three months ended in June. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Nutritional advice Practical guidance to support healthy habits and sustainable routines, everyday. — Sponsored Content, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026 State governments have banded together to develop their own vaccine guidance, rejecting the recommendations of an increasingly unreliable federal government. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026 Contact your school’s financial aid office for more guidance. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for guidance

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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

Governance capacity – the ability to oversee financial stewardship, evaluate organizational risk, and align strategic priorities – is a distinct skillset.

— Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Democrats face fundraising disadvantages compared with Republicans, along with financial debt, and Martin has confronted criticism over his stewardship of the party.

— Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 20 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

Cleveland Police said a Volkswagen Passat carrying five members of the public was traveling the wrong way down the A66 highway near Middlesbrough and collided with a police vehicle on the same road going in the right direction.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Instead of constantly clutching it and taking it out of your bag for photos and map directions, a strap keeps your phone hands-free, secure, and instantly accessible.

— Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of direction

Noun

Organized crime operations from several cities, including Chicago, New York and Detroit, had established control of casinos up and down the Vegas Strip and devised schemes to skim percentages of the cash under the noses of state regulators.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Republicans hope to pick up seven of Missouri’s eight congressional seats amid a bitter fight for control of Congress.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of control

Noun

In addition to more familiar events drawn from human sports, robots will ⁠compete in EV charging, restaurant work, emergency incident handling and hand-dexterity contests.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026
Former Braves teammate Jonny Venters criticized the team's handling of Kimbrel, expressing disappointment that the franchise legend wasn't given more opportunities.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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