herded

past tense of herd
as in drove
to urge, push, or force onward the guards briskly herded us through the museum in order to prevent overcrowding

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Verb
  • Isn’t the same belief what drove Laura to speak to them?
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Judge drove a full-count splitter from Casey Mize to right-center field, giving New York a 1-0 lead.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • The video, released Thursday night, showed a person running across a rooftop of the building from which the fatal round was fired before climbing down and dropping to the ground.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Pittman noted the Rebels didn’t run their offense at their standard lightning pace for much of the game and did a lot of looks to the sidelines for late play adjustments.
    Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • EDTIn a press conference, authorities shared security camera footage of the gunman running across a roof and jumping down from a building before leaving the Utah Valley University campus.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The design leans rustic (give or take a couple of Togo chairs), with moss green paneling, tartan upholstery, and wood beams running throughout.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Herded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herded. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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