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or chaperon
as in to accompany
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
three parents will chaperone the students on the school trip
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Recent Examples of chaperone
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
At the beginning, the couple would always be chaperoned by a third person.
—Rachel Clarke, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
The statement said these changes included always trying to have a chaperone present instead of just during physical exams.
—Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2026
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Verb
But Marcel, his older brother, and their cousin, Georges Loinger, posed as Boy Scout leaders taking their troops camping, then chaperoned their charges through perilous train journeys and hiked with them through the Alps to Switzerland.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
At the beginning, the couple would always be chaperoned by a third person.
—Rachel Clarke, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
In late February, three young girls and their chaperone were shot dead by their father during a supervised visit at a Sacramento church before turning the gun on himself.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
The statement said these changes included always trying to have a chaperone present instead of just during physical exams.
—Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaperone
Verb
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Turning my head, sitting, breathing—they all were accompanied by lightning strikes diffused through my body.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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These initiatives reflect the massive adoption of AI that should be accompanied by guarding the state residents against the serious risk of hallucination.—
Mohamed Suliman,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
Noun
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At six in the morning, long before most people are awake, city crews often arrive at homeless encampments with trash bags, police escorts, and a strict deadline.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Plus, Erica Stoll, a PGA of America employee at the time, arranged the police escort to get McIlroy to the course ahead of his match.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
Noun
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My task is to read their unpublished, often unfinished writing—less as a teacher or as an editor than as a cheerfully unlicensed therapist.—
David O’Neill,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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An imam said teachers, students and other school staff members who were at the mosque are safe.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Daniella Segura Click the link below for the USA TODAY Network's California June primary voter guide — registration deadline, ballot drop boxes, early voting, and how to track your ballot through Election Day.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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And the people who’s your guide actually are from the local area.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Betano was the World Cup’s first-ever betting sponsor four years ago when parent company Kaizen Gaming signed a Europe-only deal for the 2022 edition in Qatar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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With the return of our main sponsor Canon Europe, Raindance has an even greater capacity to champion emerging filmmakers along with under-the-radar films that other festivals may overlook.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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The man could walk into any ballpark in the league and know the names of the clubhouse attendants, stadium workers and staff members who often go unnoticed.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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While some rides have computer systems that can help alert attendants to potential problems, attendants are in charge of checking restraints, conducting daily maintenance and operation inspections, and dispatch rides.—
Sara Kiley Watson,
Popular Science,
13 May 2026
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Collins’s main competitors are Derek Dooley, the former head coach of the football programs at Louisiana Tech and the University of Tennessee, and Buddy Carter, another Georgia congressman.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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Most other acts by those of a Wolves persuasion barely generated a murmur, and the lap of appreciation by head coach Rob Edwards brought more than a smattering of boos.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Hitchcock's last British film before his Hollywood migration concerns a young woman (Maureen O'Hara) who investigates a series of shipwrecks overseen by a local squire (Charles Laughton), who employs a gang to loot the wreckage.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Apr. 2026
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Set a century before the events of Game of Thrones and 72 years after House of the Dragon, A Knight of Seven Kingdom follows two unlikely heroes wandering Westeros … a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), and his diminutive squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Chaperone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaperone. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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