as in accompanying
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 escorting
Part of the challenge for vessels and any potential ship-escorting operations is that the room for maneuver is highly constricted.
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Annette Choi, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Emergency services responded to the Philadelphia International Airport Friday morning after officials said a Secret Service agent accidentally shot himself while escorting former first lady Jill Biden.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
But no one has signed up for the dangerous duty of escorting tankers through the strait.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Lucaville Italy is also developing a psychological thriller based on Dario Argento’s directorial debut The Bird with the Crystal Plumage and a serialized reboot of Palermo Milan, a cross-European action drama following a security detail escorting a key ‘Ndrangheta informant.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
According to the arrest report, security was escorting McAneney out of Señor Frog's bar when police intervened.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Coberg admitted to escorting Iza and the victim the next day to a shooting range in the basement of Iza’s mansion and leaving the two alone.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
If China attempted to invade Taiwan, these missiles could hit Chinese amphibious fleets and/or attack escorting warships.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
Chinese-speaking netizens were amused by the story, and in particular the absurd display of cops escorting the diminutive android.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
Annette Choi, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Emergency services responded to the Philadelphia International Airport Friday morning after officials said a Secret Service agent accidentally shot himself while escorting former first lady Jill Biden.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
But no one has signed up for the dangerous duty of escorting tankers through the strait.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Lucaville Italy is also developing a psychological thriller based on Dario Argento’s directorial debut The Bird with the Crystal Plumage and a serialized reboot of Palermo Milan, a cross-European action drama following a security detail escorting a key ‘Ndrangheta informant.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
According to the arrest report, security was escorting McAneney out of Señor Frog's bar when police intervened.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Coberg admitted to escorting Iza and the victim the next day to a shooting range in the basement of Iza’s mansion and leaving the two alone.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
If China attempted to invade Taiwan, these missiles could hit Chinese amphibious fleets and/or attack escorting warships.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
Chinese-speaking netizens were amused by the story, and in particular the absurd display of cops escorting the diminutive android.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorting
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School staff and their fellow parents are a source of support, even accompanying them to visa appointments.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Even after Acuff drove in for a layup and accompanying free throw, Arkansas was still a distant 20 points back, at 95-75 with six minutes to go.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Some people celebrate Easter by attending Mass or another type of church service on Easter Sunday.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Discerning Deacons has been working with Hermanos de la Calle, a nonprofit that started out of Muñoz’s desire to show his children that being a Christian means more than just attending weekly mass.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Escorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorting. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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