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or chaperon
as in to accompany
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
three parents will chaperone the students on the school trip
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Recent Examples of chaperone
Melina Khan, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Prepared by a topside chef, a chicken sandwich is making its slow descent down an elevator, carried by an official who joins the reporter and her chaperones.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2025
After boarding the Titanic, Gracie spent most of the journey chaperoning several unaccompanied women.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Hazmat teams tested church where 8 were hospitalized After the incident, the concert attendants and the rest of the occupants inside the building left the scene with designated chaperones, Gelinas said.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Prepared by a topside chef, a chicken sandwich is making its slow descent down an elevator, carried by an official who joins the reporter and her chaperones.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
Just down a stairwell past the Tonight Show entrance at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, behind the wide-open golden doors of Rough Trade Below, a Sam Fender track buzzed from the speakers while Mark Ellinger, in town from Montreal to chaperone a high-school field trip, looked through a box of used vinyl.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2025
After boarding the Titanic, Gracie spent most of the journey chaperoning several unaccompanied women.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaperone
Verb
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With Brian Cashman accompanying the Yankees to St. Louis, the Bombers beat the Cardinals, 4-3, on Friday night.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Her grandfather, Jim Coleman, and uncle, Jacob, accompany her on guitar and mandolin.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The vessel was used as a convoy escort by the British during the American Revolution before it was sold off to whale hunters in 1784, the reports noted.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 July 2025
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Disruptions related to the situation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, which CMA CGM has periodically sailed through with escorts from the French Navy, are ongoing and continue to pose significant operational challenges, the company says.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
30 July 2025
Noun
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The teacher said that on the morning of Jan. 22, Hirsch asked to go to the school nurse to get a bandage for a large cut and several other small cuts on his hand.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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She was also backed by the Liberty & Justice for Kentucky PAC, with a nearly $500,000 campaign contribution that included $200,000 from the Jefferson County teachers' union's PAC.—
Lucas Aulbach,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Merry Maids offers an excellent guide to cleaning various types of countertops, most of which can become sparkling clean in seconds with a bit of soap and water.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
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It was listed in the historic Green Book, the guide that was used by African American travelers to find friendly hotels, restaurants and service stations in New England from the 1930s to the 1960s.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Chinese corporate sponsors to the 2026 games include Alibaba, Mengniu and TCL.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The project was part of UConn’s year-long senior design program, which pairs students with real-world industry sponsors.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The attendant gave us vouchers for complimentary drinks at the lobby bar.—
John Vorwald,
Robb Report,
4 Aug. 2025
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One of those workers, Trump said, was Virginia Giuffre, an Epstein accuser who said she was recruited by his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, when Giuffre was an underage teenager working as a locker-room attendant at Mar-a-Lago in 2000.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Forbes Coaches Council is an invitation-only community for leading business and career coaches.—
Gina Riley,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Following the Valkyries’ 78-72 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday at Chase Center, the first-year coach ripped the game’s officials for their lack of consistency.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Bamber plays Eleanor’s sister Beatrice, and Suter plays Edward’s squire and Beatrice’s suitor Richard.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
16 July 2025
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Ethan — Victor’s squire and one of the few people in town who sees this as a quest, also sees the Boy In White, perhaps the best team player in town despite his age.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
20 Oct. 2024
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“Chaperone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaperone. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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