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
Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The little boy sprinted 69 yards to the end zone, with an escort of Huskers joyously running alongside the young cancer patient.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Tommy McArdle, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
In Midtown, players will escort the adorable H.E.R.B.I.E robot from the Baxter building to the Avengers tower while fending off Dracula's vampire legions.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noun
After allowing some people to bypass the barricades with a police escort last week, residents have been turned away at multiple checkpoints on Sunset and San Vicente boulevards leading into the Palisades this week.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The little boy sprinted 69 yards to the end zone, with an escort of Huskers joyously running alongside the young cancer patient.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
In 2013, Ferrell dressed up as an usher at L.A.'s Staples Center and escorted former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal out of the arena before an L.A. Lakers game for a bit.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
In Midtown, players will escort the adorable H.E.R.B.I.E robot from the Baxter building to the Avengers tower while fending off Dracula's vampire legions.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escort
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After all, Michelin included South Korean restaurant Eo in their 2019 guide to Seoul despite the owner, chef Eo Yun-gwon, asking them not to.—
Camille Knight,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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Here’s a guide to all of Yarros’ books in order, grouped by series, plus what’s next for her dragon riders when Onyx Storm arrives on Jan. 21, 2025.—
Maggie Fremont,
EW.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Every season, Netflix’s hit action-thriller The Night Agent introduces a new story and new characters around title character Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso), who has been accompanied so far by Luciane Buchanan’s Rose Larkin.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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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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There are five other factors: Offensive tackles Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson, guards Landon Dickerson and Mekhi Becton and center Cam Jurgens.—
Mike Preston,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Jan. 2025
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The radiator panel, fork guards, and headlamp surround are all unique, while the motocross fenders are borrowed from a Honda SL350.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Jan. 2025
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Read Next National Flight attendant feared she’d be fired for removing mask to use inhaler, lawsuit says February 06, 2023 3:00 PM Read Next California Patient billed $6,000 for a urine drug test.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2025
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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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Cocker spaniels, like many dog breeds, are happiest with their human companion.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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The drone is an unsettling but crucial companion to his scenes, one that roils beneath a frightening encounter in Lost Highway and roars atop Henry’s paternal sin in Eraserhead.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Escort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escort. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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