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
Charna Flam, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Since Slowik doesn't allow solo seatings, Tyler hired Margot, an escort, to join him, but neglected to tell her about the, um, violent twist on the evening.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
From watching her mom get ready, escorting her down the aisle, and even having a first dance with her dad, Maybeline was the star of the show.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Jet Rescue said in a statement to PEOPLE that there were four crew members and two passengers — a pediatric patient and an escort — on board.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Since Slowik doesn't allow solo seatings, Tyler hired Margot, an escort, to join him, but neglected to tell her about the, um, violent twist on the evening.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Verb
The worker at the laundromat came into the Subway and observed his behavior, police said, and then tried to escort the man out of the establishment as another person held the door.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
From watching her mom get ready, escorting her down the aisle, and even having a first dance with her dad, Maybeline was the star of the show.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escort
Noun
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Analysts at Wedbush wrote in a Tuesday note that while Shopify’s first-quarter guide was in line with the firm’s estimates, the outlook implies that year-over-year revenue growth will decelerate to the mid-20% range from 31% growth in the fourth quarter.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Check out our guides to the best telescopes, binoculars, cameras, star projectors, drones, Lego and much more.—
Paul Brett,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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And in another filmed short, original cast member Laraine Newman’s nostalgic return to Studio 8H was accompanied by Pete Davidson’s bored, dim Chad.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2025
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Other records show the mayor was accompanied to the Philippines by his foreign affairs adviser – a city employee on loan from the U.S. State Department.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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All-Pro left guard Joe Thuney and All-Pro center Creed Humphrey anchor the offensive line along with right guard Trey Smith.—
Rob Maaddi,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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Before Luka Doncic was traded to the Lakers last weekend, the Mavericks never called the Heat to inform them that the All-NBA guard was available or give Miami a chance to make an offer for him, according to a source.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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She was also employed in housekeeping and as a front desk attendant for the AmericInn Motel in Hutchinson.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The second accusation occurred in a parking lot in view of a parking-garage attendant.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2025
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The book aims to help families navigate the heartache of losing a furry companion.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Zhang and his colleagues immediately utilized the spacecraft's second instrument, the Follow-up X-ray Telescope, to take observations of the new source 1.8 days after it was first spotted by its companion, the Wide-field X-ray Telescope.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Escort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escort. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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