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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Vaquero was escorted off the flight and charged by complaint.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Instead, she was escorted in shackles to the visitation room, where plexiglass separated them.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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After several months of further litigation, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster ruled in favor of Rhode Island last week, rejecting the magistrate’s recommendation.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Standard said Birmingham magistrates court listened to Coogan’s plea and handed him five penalty points, leaving him one short of a ban.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2025
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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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Jonathan Dienst Jonathan Dienst is chief justice contributor for NBC News and chief investigative reporter for WNBC-TV in New York.—
Tom Winter,
NBC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Blacklock was appointed as chief justice earlier this month.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The moon will be below the horizon at this time, so the Almanac’s moon guide recommends looking for it on Tuesday or Wednesday night.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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Make sure to check out our guide on picking the right Apple Watch Solo Loop band size.—
Gabriela Vatu,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Her grandfather, James S. Moody Sr., was a state lawmaker and Hillsborough County circuit judge.—
Dan Sullivan,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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First among these, of course, are the older Supreme Court justices, but there are also 68 circuit judges and over 140 district judges who are either eligible to retire or will be by the end of the second Trump administration.—
Daniel Foster,
National Review,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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Led by Chairman Joe Biden, the hearings descended into a farcical attack on the most distinguished jurist of his time.—
John Seiler,
Orange County Register,
7 Feb. 2025
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These jurists had earned the ire of people like Ms. Kelly by repeatedly rejecting arguments that the defendants could not get fair trials in liberal Washington or had been unduly prosecuted for their pro-Trump politics.—
Dan Barry,
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 21 Feb. 2025.
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