as in guides
one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy
the mayor served as the First Lady's escort for her tour of the city
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as in accompanies
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 escorts
Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Imagery captured by the ESA's Sentinel-2 satellites on September 11, 2025, shows the Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Fujian, top, and operating alongside two escorts in the East China Sea.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The late producer Steve Bing introduced them, and Sheen became a frequent client of Fleiss’s, paying thousands and thousands for the company of her escorts.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
These drones serve as armed escorts, decoys, and intelligence sources.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The only way to access Gaza throughout the war as a foreign journalist has been to be embedded with Israel's military with military spokespeople as escorts.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
Microsoft started using digital escorts about a decade ago, ProPublica found, and went on to win federal cloud computing business worth billions of dollars.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 29 Aug. 2025
Others said measures being used by escorts are based on the honor system without policies to mitigate national security threats.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
Instead, responsibility falls to state police or highway patrol units, which can provide escorts or home surveillance when threats are deemed credible.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Filip Timotija, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025
The winner will arrive by private car and be welcomed by a personal concierge who escorts them to the bed placed right next to the baseline.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
The settlers, their military escorts and 1,000 head of livestock traveled about 1,200 miles across rugged wilderness for about 5 1/2 months to forts and missions.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Imagery captured by the ESA's Sentinel-2 satellites on September 11, 2025, shows the Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Fujian, top, and operating alongside two escorts in the East China Sea.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The late producer Steve Bing introduced them, and Sheen became a frequent client of Fleiss’s, paying thousands and thousands for the company of her escorts.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
These drones serve as armed escorts, decoys, and intelligence sources.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The only way to access Gaza throughout the war as a foreign journalist has been to be embedded with Israel's military with military spokespeople as escorts.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
Microsoft started using digital escorts about a decade ago, ProPublica found, and went on to win federal cloud computing business worth billions of dollars.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 29 Aug. 2025
Others said measures being used by escorts are based on the honor system without policies to mitigate national security threats.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
Instead, responsibility falls to state police or highway patrol units, which can provide escorts or home surveillance when threats are deemed credible.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
Foreign reporters can currently only enter Gaza when the Israeli military allows and escorts them.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025
The winner will arrive by private car and be welcomed by a personal concierge who escorts them to the bed placed right next to the baseline.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorts
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While safari game drives are included in each stay, guests can also sign up for nature walks with expert guides, horseback riding safaris across the plateau, walks with camels, and active ranching tours.—
Rebekah Peppler,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Sep. 2025
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As the brand grew, however, Laine emerged as the company's director of guides, while her husband took on the position of director of programming.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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That track dropped in late May and is featured on the soundtrack that accompanies the Brad Pitt film F1.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Kessler works as a physiotherapist and often accompanies her daughter to awards shows and movie premieres.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the baby’s room, machines accumulated, along with all the attendants who cared for the machines.—
Rachel Pearson,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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It’s brought back to Monster Laundry in midtown and handed off to service attendants who wash items using their washing machines, or extractors, before placing them in the dryer to complete the cycle.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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His father, a former military officer, was imprisoned following the Iranian revolution until his mother was able to negotiate his release with prison guards, according to reporting by the New York Times.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Lily Mathé, one of the orchestra’s best violinists, vividly remembered being made to play jolly tunes in the SS officers’ mess at Auschwitz every evening while the guards ate their dinner.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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Dogs have come to be man’s closest companions, but their story begins in the wild.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Golden retrievers, while intelligent and eager to please, are more commonly found retrieving game, assisting as service animals, or acting as family companions.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Escorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorts. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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