bodyguard

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Recent Examples of bodyguard Kate's name slip-up comes nearly one week after Page Six was the first to identify her new boyfriend as Steve Neild, who was the Gosselin family's bodyguard she was previously accused of having an affair with in 2009. Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025 Now, after joining Tulsa King in season 2, the larger-than-life performer is broadening his appeal as Bigfoot, a bodyguard and enforcer for Dwight's crew. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025 Some cell phone videos captured her mother, brother and bodyguard walking alongside, but did not directly see the singer. Bryan West, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025 Videos captured her mom, brother and bodyguard heading in — but no glimpse of Taylor. Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bodyguard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodyguard
Noun
  • In a 117-116 win over the Boston Celtics at TD Garden, the rookie guard from Baylor scored 34 points.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Combined with an intense summer heat wave, the surge caught many residents off guard, said Alex Ambrose, a transportation and climate policy analyst at New Jersey Policy Perspective.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Taylor – who scored three touchdowns – was regularly easing past defenders, including going untouched into the end zone.
    Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
  • On one rush in the second half, Maye tried to take on a defender instead of sliding, got thrown to the ground and concussion spotters took him off the field for an evaluation.
    Devon Henderson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some have lost a parent or guardian and suddenly must navigate a world that feels uncertain and overwhelming.
    Laura Rivera, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Both biological parents and those with parental responsibility over children, including legal guardians and foster parents, would be eligible for the exemption.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • According to officials, the youngest victim was just 14 and was trafficked through escort sites and forced to service more than 10 men a day.
    Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Lownie said Andrew should not have been given a police escort to the Duchess of Kent's funeral in September, at which he was photographed laughing with and trying to talk to Prince William, who appeared to blank him.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sliwa, the colorful founder of the Guardian Angels crime patrol group, has steadfastly refused calls to drop out from both Cuomo and his supporters.
    Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Each extra patrol to that address was recorded in those 575 entries.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His bodyguards came back and told him the convoy would not be able to pass.
    Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Another convoy helps him to the sideline.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Biggest strike ever The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals said the daily pickets at 19 hospitals and clinics across the two-state region would be their largest ever strike against Kaiser.
    Pat Maio, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • While searching Wallen, an officer pulled out a pocket knife from his front picket.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Bodyguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodyguard. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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