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
Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
The teen idols squired Evert and Navratilova to a drive-in movie.
—Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
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
The press corps fell back behind the circulation desk only after New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu, who was squiring Haley across the state all weekend, took the stage.
—Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
The teen idols squired Evert and Navratilova to a drive-in movie.
—Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
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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Once the hearing was over and two deputies escorted Wilson out of the courtroom, Dakota’s supporters broke into cheers, applause and hugs.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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On the afternoon of April 12, 1945, while escorting B-24 bombers in his P-51C Mustang, Leftenant collided mid-air with another aircraft flown by a fellow airman who bailed before his plane crashed and became a prisoner of war.—
Cheryl W. Thompson,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Wiretapped conversations on those phones led prosecutors to suspect Sarkozy and Herzog of promising magistrate Gilbert Azibert a job in Monaco in exchange for leaking information about another legal case involving Sarkozy.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2024
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Both properties were the subject of an eviction ruling on Nov. 6 in Hamilton County where a magistrate gave Frisch’s seven days to leave.—
Alexander Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
10 Dec. 2024
Verb
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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
Noun
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In his nearly two-decade tenure as chief justice, Roberts has been focused on the Supreme Court’s image and keeping the court above partisan politics.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
31 Dec. 2024
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Under the new measure, the role of the chief justice would become a rotating position.—
Tobi Raji The Washington Post,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Dec. 2024
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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Listen to this article An Orange County circuit judge on Thursday found Jerry Dorisme, accused of the brutal July 4 rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl, competent to stand trial, reversing an earlier ruling.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2025
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Her father, James S. Moody Jr., is a longtime federal judge in Tampa who previously served as a Hillsborough circuit judge and, before that, operated a Plant City law firm.—
Dan Sullivan,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The Florida jurist, who delivered several Trump-friendly rulings in the classified documents case, ordered the Department of Justice to keep the report sealed until an appeals court can assess objections to its release lodged by Trump and two co-defendants.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2025
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An elder brother, Spiros Simitis, became a leading jurist specializing in data protection in Germany.—
Alan Cowell,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Squire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squire. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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