as in to escort
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
her father squired her to the dance to make sure she got there all right
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Recent Examples of squire
Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 8 July 2024
Katzenberg, who spent the weekend squiring the president to the Hamptons, apparently offered neither.
—Maer Roshan, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
However, that plan was thwarted by Armand de Caulaincourt, Napoleon’s grand squire, who dumped the gunpowder out of the guns.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
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Verb
According to the auctioneer, they were given to Napoleon’s friend and squire Armand de Caulaincourt just after the emperor attempted suicide in April 1814.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 8 July 2024
Katzenberg, who spent the weekend squiring the president to the Hamptons, apparently offered neither.
—Maer Roshan, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
The series, which is based on George R.R. Martin's novella The Hedge Knight, began production in June and tells the story of Dunk joining the Kingsguard while his squire, Aegon V Targaryen, eventually ascends the Iron Throne.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
However, that plan was thwarted by Armand de Caulaincourt, Napoleon’s grand squire, who dumped the gunpowder out of the guns.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
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Verb
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And in some regions close to the border, the escorting drone may now be a weapon.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Stadium security ended up escorting a group of three fans sitting in the Tigers’ high-end Home Plate Club out of the park.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The bombs did not distinguish between evil magistrates and political prisoners, or the 18- to 20-year-old conscripts tasked with escorting them.—
Siamak Namazi,
Time,
25 June 2025
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Meer Deen, a union representative, testified during a May 14 magistrate hearing with union and city attorneys, according to a court transcript.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2025
Verb
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The drop-in program is for children 3 to 8 years old with an accompanying adult.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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The Panglossian financial projections will be accompanied by tectonic socioeconomic and psychological change.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Ultimately, the chief justice analogized the case to the Supreme Court’s 2021 ruling that Philadelphia couldn’t exclude a religious agency from its foster care system.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
30 Apr. 2025
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Call the Federal Judicial Center and leave a message saying that the chief justice must speak out against the Trump regime’s efforts to intimidate the courts with threats and that judges need more protection.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
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But if history is any guide, that response could happen at any time − and anywhere, and in potentially any form, former U.S. intelligence officials and diplomatic experts say.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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Book a call, download your guide, join your newsletter, whatever moves them closer to working with you.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Her position was cited and quoted by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg when the Supreme Court ruled against VMI — bringing a jolt of energy and confidence to the new circuit judge.—
Luke Parker,
Baltimore Sun,
6 June 2025
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Two of the three circuit judges who heard the case said Marks made a compelling showing that Bauer used more force than needed when Marks was no longer resisting the other officer and was falling backwards to the ground.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Many venues are proudly dog-friendly, ensuring that even your furry companion can walk the aisle or share in your special moments.—
Rhiannon Frater,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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As temperatures tick up across California, pet owners could be putting their animal companions in danger.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Among them is a new chief justice, Hugo Aguilar, who would become the country’s first top jurist of Indigenous origin since the legendary Benito Juárez, who also served as president, more than a century and a half ago.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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The president recognized a perfect nominee for the times: a brilliant jurist who represented the best of American virtues and exhibited no vices or controversial positions on judicial issues (as had Bork three years earlier).—
Barbara A. Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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“Squire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squire. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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