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chaperoned

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verb

past tense of chaperone

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Recent Examples of chaperoned
Verb
Kennywood is lowering the age of kids required to be chaperoned to 15 and requiring that they be supervised all day. Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 8 June 2026 Suzanna is chaperoned by her grandfather. Julius Taranto, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026 Parents are urged to make sure that all group trips are properly chaperoned. Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026 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 Instead, starting at age 11, Connor was chaperoned by coach and mechanic Gary Willis and developed a unique sense of independence and worldliness as a result of his travels. Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026 Jennifer Brent, the Sacramento SPCA CEO, chaperoned Gold Nugget to the Puppy Bowl shoot in New York in the fall. Bee Staff february 6, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026 Reardon, McGlynn and Syrianoudis chaperoned 41 players on the trip. Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaperoned
Adjective
  • The two accompanied Erika Kirk and Charlie Kirk’s casket to Arizona aboard Air Force Two.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But French organizers quickly escorted media from the room.
    Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
  • No immigrants were hurt in the attacks, but police escorted frightened residents elsewhere.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 June 2026

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“Chaperoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaperoned. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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