as in steering
to operate or control the course of
a treacherous route for any weekend sailor just learning to helm his vessel
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Recent Examples of helming
Bovino, who formally heads Border Patrol’s El Centro sector in California, has been leading the federal crackdown in Chicago after helming similar operations in Los Angeles earlier this year.
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Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Daly and Winkleman have been hosting Strictly since Bruce Forsyth stepped down in 2013, at which point Winkleman, who had already been helming the results show, took over.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Ben Richardson, the main director of Sheridan’s 1923 show and a renowned movie cinematographer in his own right, is helming the feature starring Brandon Sklenar.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Frank Darabont, the legendary writer-director who is helming two episodes of Stranger Things this season, also wrote this movie.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Malaika Pictures is helming production in association with Age of Union and Appian Way.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
Keaton also worked as a director, helming the 1987 documentary Heaven, 2000’s Hanging Up and an episode of Twin Peaks.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Manning, at least, is still helming a playoff-contending team.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 1 Oct. 2025
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Wynn Las Vegas’ shimmering ode to the Mediterranean, PISCES Bar & Seafare is positioned on the resort’s Lake of Dreams, with executive chef Martin Heierling helming the voyage.
—Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Daly and Winkleman have been hosting Strictly since Bruce Forsyth stepped down in 2013, at which point Winkleman, who had already been helming the results show, took over.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Ben Richardson, the main director of Sheridan’s 1923 show and a renowned movie cinematographer in his own right, is helming the feature starring Brandon Sklenar.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Frank Darabont, the legendary writer-director who is helming two episodes of Stranger Things this season, also wrote this movie.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Malaika Pictures is helming production in association with Age of Union and Appian Way.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
Keaton also worked as a director, helming the 1987 documentary Heaven, 2000’s Hanging Up and an episode of Twin Peaks.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Manning, at least, is still helming a playoff-contending team.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 1 Oct. 2025
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Wynn Las Vegas’ shimmering ode to the Mediterranean, PISCES Bar & Seafare is positioned on the resort’s Lake of Dreams, with executive chef Martin Heierling helming the voyage.
—Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helming
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Setoodeh will take on greater responsibility for steering the strategic direction of Variety and the expansion of its editorial activities across a range of content and platforms.—
William Earl,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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But the incumbent Democrat said his constituents are steering him forward on multiple fronts.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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OpenAI’s other top rival, Anthropic, is piloting a Chrome extension to integrate its own chatbot, Claude, into the browser.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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The best-case scenario for a boat captain piloting a cruise during such a tsunami is to be in the open ocean in deep water and ride out the swell.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Helming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helming. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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