Synonyms for guidance
ˈgaɪd nsguid·ance

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1. guidance

   Synonyms:
   direction, control

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1. guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, directionnoun

   something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

   Synonyms:
   direction, focus, counselor, management, counselling, counsel, way, commission, steering, instruction, counsellor, focussing, advocate, centering, counseling, charge, pleader, focal point, counselor-at-law, focusing

2. guidance, steeringnoun

   the act of guiding or showing the way

   Synonyms:
   steerage, counseling, counselling, counsel, direction, steering

3. steering, guidance, directionnoun

   the act of setting and holding a course

   "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

   Synonyms:
   focal point, focus, management, direction, counselling, counsel, way, commission, instruction, focussing, centering, counseling, charge, steering, steerage, focusing

Matched Categories

1. • Control
   • Management
   • Message

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1. guidancenoun

   Synonyms:
   direction, leadership, lead, conduct, government

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1. List of paraphrases for "guidance":

   orientation, guidelines, direction, advice, counselling, guide, guiding, directions, guideline, directives, orientations, steering, councils, indications, mentoring, counseling, instructions, referral, tips, coaching, boards, aiming, leadership, aimer, induction, arshad, thrust, directorate, directive, directing, focus, reference, guided, guides, hoda, policy

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1. Chelsea Gridley-Smith:

   Local health departments know who they see as peers. So, a rural county may look to Chicago for guidance, but not for similarities. But if they can compare themselves to another rural county, they might be able to find more and more programs like themselves, those are the places where having everything compiled in a CDC location allows us to explore the possibility for expanding partnership outside of just one state with the similarities around county size and jurisdiction size and population type and infrastructure set-up.

2. Jeffrey Zients:

   I think everyone is tired, and wearing a mask can be a pain but we’re getting there and the light at the end of the tunnel is brighter and brighter, let’s keep up our guard, let’s follow the CDC guidance. And the CDC guidance across time will allow vaccinated people more and more privileges to take off that mask.

3. Michael James:

   The macro data points both here and abroad have been relatively positive, that is creating an increased sense of optimism going into not just the earnings, but also guidance which is far more important at this point for both Q1 and fiscal 2020.

4. An HHS spokesperson:

   Today, the Office of Head Start (OHS) notified programs that, in the near future, it intends to publish a final rule that will formally remove the requirement for universal masking in Head Start programs for all individuals ages 2 and older, which will align Head Start program masking requirements more closely with the updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance, oHS has not monitored mask use at Head Start programs since February 2022, following updated recommendations from CDC.

5. Rochelle Walensky:

   The emergence of variants underscores the need for public health action. First, get vaccinated when it's your turn, second, wear a mask. Practice social distancing and wash your hands. And finally, now is not the time to travel. But, if you must, be safe and follow the CDC guidance.