as in to escort
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
will convoy the shipment to its destination in the war zone
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Recent Examples of convoy
Emily D'alessandro, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2021
There are two types of pieces—armies and fleets—which can typically only do three things: move, hold still, or support another piece to move or hold (fleets can also convoy with armies to move them across bodies of water).
—William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, 29 Sep. 2020
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The latest accident prompted anger at the government for not equipping the convoy with flotation devices.
—Jean-Yves Kamale and Wilson McMakin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Verb
New Glasgow's town crier James Stewart recounted the story: During World War I, Halifax ported ships that were getting ready to convoy across the Atlantic.
—Emily D'alessandro, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2021
There are two types of pieces—armies and fleets—which can typically only do three things: move, hold still, or support another piece to move or hold (fleets can also convoy with armies to move them across bodies of water).
—William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, 29 Sep. 2020
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But both sides say looters, stealing aid from convoys heading through Gaza, remain a huge problem with no clear fix.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The latest accident prompted anger at the government for not equipping the convoy with flotation devices.
—Jean-Yves Kamale and Wilson McMakin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Second-lines are permitted and escorted by the NOPD, and since a mass shooting in November, have usually also had drone support to monitor the crowds.Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
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Bridges and her mother had to be escorted by federal marshals under the loud jeers of segregationists who protested her pursuit of a basic education.NBC News, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
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These and a flotilla of Biden policy flotsam will persist into the Trump administration if Congress passes yet another CR.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Like the parade and flotilla, a drive by the Christmas lights and yard displays has become an annual tradition for families and visitors.Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Texas woman, who used to date an executive at the mogul’s Bad Boys Records, claims Diddy and a bodyguard raped her in 2001 and recorded it.Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy features interviews with a bodyguard, makeup artist, and intern of Diddy’s, as well as Dawn Richard’s attorney Lisa Bloom and the R&B artist Al B. Sure!Walden Green, Pitchfork, 3 Jan. 2025
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In this case, extremely wet conditions are followed almost immediately by parched weather patterns, typically accompanied by above average temperatures.Andrew Freedman, Axios, 12 Jan. 2025
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Andrews constantly checked his form, every movement accompanied by a directive.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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German officials called it sabotage and the Danish navy stopped a Chinese cargo ship that passed over both cables.Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
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Video from Peru shows unusually high waves overturning over boats and crashing onto the coast as the Peruvian navy says severe conditions are predicted to continue throughout the week.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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Then, after the Lions got the Vikings to jump into the neutral zone on fourth-and-2, Gibbs bullied his way into the end zone, carrying multiple Vikings defenders with him to score a four-yard rush for his fourth touchdown of the night.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Having an extra defender on either side to support him should address those concerns on both individual and team levels.Alex Brodie, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Drone strikes on Sevastopol have forced Russia to move much of its naval fleet from Crimea to the Krasnodar region thus losing control of much of the Black Sea. Strikes on the port at Novorossiysk not only highlight Russian air defense vulnerabilities but suggest nowhere is safe.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
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More than 180 oil-carrying vessels that are suspected to be part of a shadow fleet utilized by the Kremlin to evade oil sanctions as well as traders, oil field service firms and Russian energy officials are also targeted by the new sanctions.AAMER MADHANI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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When a deputy arrived, one of the bears tried to climb into her patrol vehicle.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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More spikes were set up, and Cramer swerved and then crashed head-on into Martin’s patrol vehicle and launched him about 100 feet, authorities said.Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Convoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convoy. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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