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
McConaughey is joined by one other name actor, America Ferrera, who plays Mary Ludwig, the schoolteacher whose charges Kevin was tasked with escorting through danger.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Turner then was seen going into the same restroom and, moments later, escorting Mitchell out.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Multiple armed security could be seen escorting Singh Pannun at the rally.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Video posted by the sheriff’s department shows armed deputies escorting the couple, hands cuffed behind their backs and wearing casual clothes, into police vehicles.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Days later, Germantown neighbors spent six hours at the crosswalk escorting pedestrians and bicyclists across the street, carrying signs urging motorists to yield.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The video shows deputies handcuffing him and escorting him to a vehicle, at which point the handcuffs are removed from his wrists.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Turner then was seen going into the same restroom and, moments later, escorting Mitchell out.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Multiple armed security could be seen escorting Singh Pannun at the rally.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Video posted by the sheriff’s department shows armed deputies escorting the couple, hands cuffed behind their backs and wearing casual clothes, into police vehicles.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Days later, Germantown neighbors spent six hours at the crosswalk escorting pedestrians and bicyclists across the street, carrying signs urging motorists to yield.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The video shows deputies handcuffing him and escorting him to a vehicle, at which point the handcuffs are removed from his wrists.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorting
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The dispute was heard by an arbitrator (and not a judge) because, per SPAC language and accompanying NBPA regulations, player-agent disputes are subject to arbitration.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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As of publication, the song and its accompanying video are only available on social media.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ryan DeVries, who works in property management and volunteers as a first responder, left his firearm in his car before attending Kirk’s event, anticipating metal detectors.—
Rachel Wolf , Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Both parents frequently share photos on Facebook of the family attending sporting games together, spending holidays together and going on vacations.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Escorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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