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
Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
The Aggies were spending money on hotel rooms, catered food, conference space, buses and police escorts for home games.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
Moose was holed up in his office for a while yesterday before being escorted out by D.C. Police, NPR's Michele Kelemen says.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Officers contacted those involved, assisted them with an escort to help ensure their safety, and conducted an area search for the individual.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
The Aggies were spending money on hotel rooms, catered food, conference space, buses and police escorts for home games.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
Egwene uses her newfound talent to escort Moiraine into the dreams of Siuan Sanche, ruler of the Aes Sedai and Moiraine’s ex-girlfriend.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
Moose was holed up in his office for a while yesterday before being escorted out by D.C. Police, NPR's Michele Kelemen says.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escort
Noun
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Check out our Apollo landing sites observing guide to see where astronauts, rovers, and landers have made history.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Crypto Confidential: Forbes' definitive guide to crypto and blockchain, delivered to your inbox every Saturday.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The fact sheet accompanying the order is wide-ranging: a policy aimed at correcting global imbalances, restoring manufacturing, reshoring supply chains, confronting non-market economies, and ensuring the defense industrial base is no longer dependent on foreign adversaries.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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Fascination has accompanied each of Altuve’s first six starts in left field.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Kings finalized a deal with free agent guard Terence Davis on Wednesday, bringing back a member of the original Beam Team.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Mizzou on Wednesday added Kentucky transfer guard Saniah Tyler to Harper’s first roster at Mizzou.—
Kevin Utz,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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The attendant was not warm or gentle, but her assertive touch felt motherly, even sensible.—
Anna Haines,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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Businesses can quickly hire them part-time to help with a sudden increase in demand without needing all the paperwork, benefits and expenses attendant with a full-time employee.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Along with solid noise canceling, highlights include a comfy design, a great companion app, and up to 40 hours of playtime.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
31 Mar. 2025
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The update also brings along the handful of new Unicode 16.0 emoji, a separate app for managing a Vision Pro headset (similar to the companion app for the Apple Watch), and a grab bag of other fixes and minor enhancements.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Escort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escort. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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