as in attended
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 escorted
Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Two hecklers briefly interrupted Barrett’s appearance Saturday at the National Book Festival in Washington before they were escorted out by security.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
This standoff goes on for almost 10 minutes before the driver finally gets out and is escorted away.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The second half of the show’s sophomore season revealed that the woman Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) escorted out of the basement of Willow Hill, where the LOIS experiments were taking place, is none other than Tyler’s mother, who was thought to be dead for 15 years.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
When your flight is ready to depart, passengers will be brought to their flight in style, escorted individually in a BMW to the air field, across the tarmac and onto the plane.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Sotoodeh and Soroudi were charged with misdemeanor trespassing; they, and other anti-Lochte demonstrators, were escorted from the event.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
In an aerial view, container ship CMA CGM Osiris is escorted into the Port of Oakland on April 09, 2025 in Oakland, California.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
The princess bride was escorted down the aisle by her father, the future reigning prince of Liechtenstein, and the nuptial mass music was performed by the St Florin Vaduz Church Choir and Schola St Florin.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The complaint alleges an employee witnessed Frattalone attempting to carry a large bag through the dining room, which was against their policy, and escorted him from the restaurant.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Two hecklers briefly interrupted Barrett’s appearance Saturday at the National Book Festival in Washington before they were escorted out by security.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
This standoff goes on for almost 10 minutes before the driver finally gets out and is escorted away.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The second half of the show’s sophomore season revealed that the woman Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) escorted out of the basement of Willow Hill, where the LOIS experiments were taking place, is none other than Tyler’s mother, who was thought to be dead for 15 years.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
When your flight is ready to depart, passengers will be brought to their flight in style, escorted individually in a BMW to the air field, across the tarmac and onto the plane.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Sotoodeh and Soroudi were charged with misdemeanor trespassing; they, and other anti-Lochte demonstrators, were escorted from the event.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
In an aerial view, container ship CMA CGM Osiris is escorted into the Port of Oakland on April 09, 2025 in Oakland, California.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
The princess bride was escorted down the aisle by her father, the future reigning prince of Liechtenstein, and the nuptial mass music was performed by the St Florin Vaduz Church Choir and Schola St Florin.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorted
accompanied
Verb
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Each rock bottom has come accompanied by a shovel, as the Dodgers keep digging deeper.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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And, it's accompanied by second total lunar eclipse of 2025.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Escorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorted. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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