as in guide
one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy
the mayor served as the First Lady's escort for her tour of the city
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as in to accompany
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus
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Recent Examples of escort
Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
Despite the violence, the Strait remained open—albeit under heavy military escort and with soaring insurance costs.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
On Thursday cops escorted Vargas, who was wearing rust-orange velour pants and an orange and green shirt with a palm tree pattern, into a waiting police vehicle outside the NYPD’s Transit District 20 stationhouse.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
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Noun
Yet the specifics around the male escorts — including live testimony from male escorts Daniel Phillip and Sharay Hayes, a.k.a.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
Despite the violence, the Strait remained open—albeit under heavy military escort and with soaring insurance costs.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Verb
Tennessee House Republicans locked the doors to a committee room after a group of immigrant rights activists were escorted out of the public meeting for standing and repeatedly reciting the Pledge of Allegiance for several minutes.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
On Thursday cops escorted Vargas, who was wearing rust-orange velour pants and an orange and green shirt with a palm tree pattern, into a waiting police vehicle outside the NYPD’s Transit District 20 stationhouse.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escort
Noun
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Read on to discover our guide to Carova, North Carolina.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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Check out our guides to the Best Sleeping Bags and the Best Backpacking Sleeping Pads.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
5 July 2025
Verb
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The black paint on accompanying bicycle pumps also exceeded federal lead limits for paint.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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On June 12, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accompanied ICE agents to Huntington Park, with a film crew tailing her.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The Magic had help off the bench when 6-5 guard Wendell Moore Jr. posted an efficient 22 points with a pair of triples and 6-4 guard Alondes Williams added 14 with 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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The kind guard in the lobby and my mother’s terrible, open mouth.—
Rebecca Chace
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
Noun
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No one witnessed the abduction but authorities became concerned when customers at the gas station reported that there was no attendant.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Krypto excitedly tackles her to the ground, as Clark explains to one of his android attendants that Kara, who recently turned 21, is a party girl.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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One 2023 paper in Pacific Conservation Biology reported that nearly 75% of companion animals studied—from horses to dogs to smaller mammals—showed fear responses to fireworks.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
4 July 2025
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Arizona Republic Every year, approximately 6.5 million companion animals enter shelters nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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“Escort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escort. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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