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
Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
On the scene was actress Dolores Costello, the wife of John Barrymore, who escorted Knowlden to her dressing room and cared for her.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Luigi Mangione is escorted into the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York City on September 16, 2025.
—Joshua Rhett Miller
dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Vengrinovich was taken to the temple where he was fed and then escorted by car to an Indian government hospital.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Adcock is shown walking away while escorted by a guard.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2025
Local law enforcement then escorted Corral away from the area.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Late one night, I was escorted into the 19th-century headquarters of a fabled Belgian brewery, Rodenbach.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Two hecklers briefly interrupted Barrett’s appearance Saturday at the National Book Festival in Washington before they were escorted out by security.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps turning the win a bit sour at the end of the game, in the fourth quarter, a Fever fan was escorted out of the arena for comments directed at Gray.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
On the scene was actress Dolores Costello, the wife of John Barrymore, who escorted Knowlden to her dressing room and cared for her.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Luigi Mangione is escorted into the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York City on September 16, 2025.
—Joshua Rhett Miller
dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Vengrinovich was taken to the temple where he was fed and then escorted by car to an Indian government hospital.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Adcock is shown walking away while escorted by a guard.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2025
Local law enforcement then escorted Corral away from the area.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Late one night, I was escorted into the 19th-century headquarters of a fabled Belgian brewery, Rodenbach.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Two hecklers briefly interrupted Barrett’s appearance Saturday at the National Book Festival in Washington before they were escorted out by security.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorted
accompanied
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The First 70 Years contains impeccable research and analysis, accompanied by fascinating photos of the sets, film crews, and casts.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images What To Know Erika Kirk was seen departing Air Force Two in Phoenix on Thursday accompanied by Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Escorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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