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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of guide.
  • adjective Subject to guidance

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective subject to guidance or control especially after launching

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Examples

  • Now the Tomahawk seems to be giving new meaning to the term guided missile, with an accuracy that the CNN-addicted public has found breathtaking.

    The Mind Of A Missile 2008

  • Now you fall back on calling this "guided", without saying what "guided" is supposed to mean, but simply asserting that it is different from what mechanistic, algorithmic processes can do.

    Aiguy's Computer 2008

  • Martin guided her tottering footsteps to a chair, from where she watched him with bulging eyes.

    Chapter 34 2010

  • The former Patriots stand-in guided the team to 11 wins if not the tiebreaker New England required for a postseason return.

    Distractions loom in Pittsburgh as Steelers, Big Ben start camp 2009

  • The guided reading continuum conveys specific literacy goals related to the Fountas and Pinnell text levels A – N for use in guided reading lessons or other small-group instruction.

    The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K-2: A Guide to Teaching « Books « Literacy News 2009

  • Baron Frankenstein guided me through the creation of his new Prometheus, and from there I read about the original Prometheus, and then to an anatomy textbook to see what parts were needed for a monster.

    A flood of dark memories « Write Anything 2010

  • The 36-year-old Tomlin guided the Steelers to an unprecedented sixth Super Bowl title.

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • There is also a marked increase in guided-weapons spending in the period, including the £1.2 billion Meteor air-to-air missile for the Eurofighter, and there is the MARS fleet replenishment programme, the Future-Lynx, and the £3bn contract for 12 Nimrod MRA4 aircraft which was announced this week.

    Conservatives beware Richard 2006

  • Ruti Nkuna and her irresistible clan of children and adult kin guided, taught, buoyed, rescued, relaxed, chastened, and reassured me every step of the way in Magude.

    Where Women Make History: Gendered Tellings of Community and Change in Magude, Mozambique 2005

  • In his first five seasons, McClain guided the Cowboys to three NITs and to the second round of the NCAA tournament in 2002.

    USATODAY.com - Scores 2005

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