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
Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
The Aggies were spending money on hotel rooms, catered food, conference space, buses and police escorts for home games.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
Moose was holed up in his office for a while yesterday before being escorted out by D.C. Police, NPR's Michele Kelemen says.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Officers contacted those involved, assisted them with an escort to help ensure their safety, and conducted an area search for the individual.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
The Aggies were spending money on hotel rooms, catered food, conference space, buses and police escorts for home games.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
Egwene uses her newfound talent to escort Moiraine into the dreams of Siuan Sanche, ruler of the Aes Sedai and Moiraine’s ex-girlfriend.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
Moose was holed up in his office for a while yesterday before being escorted out by D.C. Police, NPR's Michele Kelemen says.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escort
Noun
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Check out our Apollo landing sites observing guide to see where astronauts, rovers, and landers have made history.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Check out our guide to the best external hard drives.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Unstable weather conditions, such as fluctuations in temperature and humidity and unexpected wind, often accompany rain.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Mar. 2025
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According to the insider, director Doug Liman accompanied the two on the trip, but further details about the project were not disclosed.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Former Sixth Man of the Year Jazz combo guard Jordan Clarkson is done for the year with left plantar fasciitis.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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Senior guard Aziaha James created the momentum getting fouled at the beginning of the second quarter and converting both foul shots.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This first attendant is someone who has already gone through her own ceremony.—
Alejandra Rubio,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2025
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At the time, each team’s clubhouse attendant was often responsible for grinding up rosin in a blender and throwing it in a sock.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2025
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The plaintive strains of country music made for a fitting companion.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
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The update also brings along the handful of new Unicode 16.0 emoji, a separate app for managing a Vision Pro headset (similar to the companion app for the Apple Watch), and a grab bag of other fixes and minor enhancements.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Escort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escort. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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