as in to accompany
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
her father squired her to the dance to make sure she got there all right
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Recent Examples of squire
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
This is all well above the figurative pay grade of Dunk, a simple, hulking youth who grew up squiring for Ser Arlan of Pennytree (Danny Webb).
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Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
Fans of the hedge knight Dunk and his young squire Egg won’t have to wait too long for their next adventure — the new season is set to premiere in 2027.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
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Verb
The boy squire shines bright in the otherwise drab surrounds of the tourney campgrounds.
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Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
This is all well above the figurative pay grade of Dunk, a simple, hulking youth who grew up squiring for Ser Arlan of Pennytree (Danny Webb).
—
Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
Set a century before the events of Game of Thrones and 72 years after House of the Dragon, A Knight of Seven Kingdom follows two unlikely heroes wandering Westeros … a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), and his diminutive squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
Fans of the hedge knight Dunk and his young squire Egg won’t have to wait too long for their next adventure — the new season is set to premiere in 2027.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squire
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Bilateral tensions have eased after periods of conflict, often accompanied by a revival of commercial and cultural ties.
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Bolton shared over 1,000 pages of diary-style information about his daily duties as national security advisor with his family members, according to a court filing accompanying his guilty plea.
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The case sat in limbo for a year before a federal magistrate judge denied Google’s request to toss the warrant in November 2024, agreeing with the Justice Department.
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The magistrate denied bond at this time, and Bercea was remanded to the Oakland County Jail.
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Let curiosity guide cooperation toward a wiser agreement.
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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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In April 2025, Knowles was escorted out of a test center in Fort Lauderdale after attempting to take a test for a man who holds a non-renewable temporary reading certificate, who had last tried to test a few months earlier, the affidavit said.
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The chief justice can assign the opinion to another justice in the majority or to himself.
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Jonathan Dienst Jonathan Dienst is chief justice contributor for NBC News and chief investigative reporter for WNBC-TV in New York.
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The companion app can then further the shame by generating reports that highlight your strengths and weaknesses, suggesting areas that might need some work.
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The volume is then entrusted to the Rat Queen and her companions, who battle the Rat Reaperess—death herself, a Grim Reaper in a rat head and showgirl bodysuit, who appears onstage each night armed with a scythe.
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Dugan resigned from her position as a Milwaukee County circuit judge two weeks after her conviction amid threats of impeachment from Republican state lawmakers.
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Dugan resigned from her position as a Milwaukee County circuit judge two weeks after her conviction amid threats of impeachment from Republican state lawmakers.
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Minasian is a former Rangers clubhouse attendant who rose to positions in the front offices of the Atlanta Braves and the Toronto Blue Jays as a protege of Alex Anthopoulos.
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Once, out of those 14 calls, the auto-attendant offered to have an agent call me back when one became available.
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“Squire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squire. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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