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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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
No doubt there will be further evolutions and some kind of defensive measures, armament or escort will emerge.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Brie Stimson, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2024
Musk was briskly escorted out a backdoor with his security detail.
—Kylie Robison, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
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Noun
At the end of the series, the uncomfortable high heel shoe drops: Greer is a former escort who married Tag and attempted to reinvent herself.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
No doubt there will be further evolutions and some kind of defensive measures, armament or escort will emerge.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Verb
The alleged aggressor and the woman were escorted off the plane, according to the New York Post.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2024
Musk was briskly escorted out a backdoor with his security detail.
—Kylie Robison, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Escort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escort. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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