as in attended
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 escorted
ABC News,
2 July 2026
The passenger, who remains unidentified by authorities, was denied entry and escorted out of the checkpoint.
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Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Photos from the match showed multiple people being apprehended or escorted away by security during the bizarre stoppage.
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Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
In what would become a familiar sight, a dour-looking Penn escorted Madonna — who mixed things up with an evening gown and a leather jacket — to the premiere of 1986's At Close Range.
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Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
For his trouble, he’s escorted out of the neighborhood in his shiny Sting Ray by a foursome of menacing dirtbikes.
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Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
27 June 2026
But when the ground shakes, the lights flicker and the dancers feel the coming of Old Deuteronomy, Buteau and Peppermint are escorted offstage to spend the rest of the show snapping their fans as audience members.
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Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
Police escorted the woman to her unit, but asked permission to enter, saying a sweatshirt related to the shooting was in her apartment.
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Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
Jury sees wrecked boat, crash re-enactment On the fourth day of trial, the jury hopped into a black Dodge van escorted by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
Verb
Sabah and other media published a photograph showing the 32-year-old comedian at the airport being escorted by a police officer.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
The passenger, who remains unidentified by authorities, was denied entry and escorted out of the checkpoint.
—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Photos from the match showed multiple people being apprehended or escorted away by security during the bizarre stoppage.
—
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
In what would become a familiar sight, a dour-looking Penn escorted Madonna — who mixed things up with an evening gown and a leather jacket — to the premiere of 1986's At Close Range.
—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
For his trouble, he’s escorted out of the neighborhood in his shiny Sting Ray by a foursome of menacing dirtbikes.
—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
27 June 2026
But when the ground shakes, the lights flicker and the dancers feel the coming of Old Deuteronomy, Buteau and Peppermint are escorted offstage to spend the rest of the show snapping their fans as audience members.
—
Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
Police escorted the woman to her unit, but asked permission to enter, saying a sweatshirt related to the shooting was in her apartment.
—
Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
Jury sees wrecked boat, crash re-enactment On the fourth day of trial, the jury hopped into a black Dodge van escorted by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies.
—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorted
accompanied
Adjective
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The department says Archaga-Elvir was arrested in Texas as an accompanied minor in 2015, but he was released by the Obama administration.
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“Escorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorted. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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