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or chaperon
as in to accompany
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
three parents will chaperone the students on the school trip
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Recent Examples of chaperone
Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Leonardi faced criticism from many conservatives, including Loring, who is openly gay, for chaperoning a Wilton Manors Elementary field trip in 2021 to Rosie’s Bar & Grill, a restaurant popular with the local gay community.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2024
Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
Still, the college-age Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) is merely a chaperone for her younger paraplegic sister/apple of dad’s eye, Nessarose (Marissa Bode).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
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Verb
But when the special guests arrived, chaperoned by a flight attendant, the children couldn't contain their excitement, as the VIPs were each of the girls' Elf on the Shelf.
—Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Leonardi faced criticism from many conservatives, including Loring, who is openly gay, for chaperoning a Wilton Manors Elementary field trip in 2021 to Rosie’s Bar & Grill, a restaurant popular with the local gay community.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2024
Noun
Instead, nearly five months passed before the state issued the chaperone order, allowing Maheshwari to continue to see patients unsupervised.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
Still, the college-age Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) is merely a chaperone for her younger paraplegic sister/apple of dad’s eye, Nessarose (Marissa Bode).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaperone
Verb
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While targets can focus efforts and create accountability, they must be accompanied by robust unconscious bias training and inclusive, psychologically safe environments.—
London Business School,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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The watch is accompanied by an extract from the Audemars Piguet archives, though no other accessories are available.—
Blake Buettner,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Fife is almost the polar opposite of the suave escort in American Gigolo, yet Gere places them both on a continuum of internal and external deception.—
Vikram Murthi,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2025
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As the five buses are loaded, a police escort leads through the George countryside before arriving at Atlanta Motor Speedway.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employs more than 18,000 people, ranging from teachers and principals to assistants, custodians and secretaries.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2025
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Roxanne Martinez, a school board member with the Fort Worth Independent School District, said district officials were aware of and investigating a social media post purportedly written by a North Side High School teacher that seemed to invite immigration officers to arrest students at their school.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Seamless access to 100+ streaming channels within the channel guide, complementing the already robust line up of programming with channels such as American Crimes, E!—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
29 Jan. 2025
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Certified scuba divers can even explore shipwrecks with guides along the park’s Maritime Heritage Trail.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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General admission cost $2,500, and some sponsors paid $1 million for access to the greenroom on the ground floor tucked behind the stage in the main ballroom.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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According to Giannoulias, one of the chief sponsors of House Bill 1226, the Road Safety & Fairness Act, to be filed for the legislature’s spring session, is 61st House District Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For me, the in-seat service coupled with a bus attendant offering snacks and hot towels made the journey feel more like a movie theater experience than a commute.—
Aaraf Adam,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2025
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The alleged flight attendant noted that users should keep in mind there are certain things that attendants can’t control — such as airline delays, the availability of onboard items and more.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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One sister's skating partner and her coach are also reportedly among the victims of the crash.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Skating Club of Boston team also lost a number of skaters in a plane crash in 1961, when 34 skaters, coaches, officials and family members died in the crash of Sabena Flight 548 in Belgium.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Ethan — Victor’s squire and one of the few people in town who sees this as a quest, also sees the Boy In White, perhaps the best team player in town despite his age.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
20 Oct. 2024
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In the prequel, set a century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2024
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