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chaperone

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noun

variants or chaperon

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Recent Examples of chaperone
Verb
At least 90ml of urine is required in the company of a chaperone for the most common analysis, but blood samples can also be taken. Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 20 June 2025 Any juveniles out in the area after 5 p.m. must be accompanied by a chaperone who is at least 21 years old. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 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 See All Example Sentences for chaperone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaperone
Verb
  • The black paint on accompanying bicycle pumps also exceeded federal lead limits for paint.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
  • He was accompanied on his visit by Texas Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, members of his Cabinet and other Texas lawmakers.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Neither vessel apparently requested an escort from the EU force.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 July 2025
  • The trial’s testimony also included former staffers of Combs, male escorts and federal agents.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • As education became more standardized, so did teacher licensing.
    Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • In 2016, while still a college student, Taitt launched Dream Reach Inspire, hosting his first event with his former high school English teacher, now McKinney principal, Nicole Sledge, in attendance.
    Essence, Essence, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The book emphasized that people are looking for a guide, like Yoda for Luke Skywalker, because everyone is the hero of their own day.
    Dave Knox, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Note that Taliesin West is open only in the mornings for tours, either with an audio guide or a docent.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • There’s a lot of money coming into the league over the next few years with a new 11-year media-rights deal worth more than $2.2 billion, three new expansion teams that each paid $250 million in fees and many new sponsors.
    Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
  • Here are three important takeaways for plan sponsors: 1.
    Kelly Bliss, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • Krypto excitedly tackles her to the ground, as Clark explains to one of his android attendants that Kara, who recently turned 21, is a party girl.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 11 July 2025
  • No one witnessed the abduction but authorities became concerned when customers at the gas station reported that there was no attendant.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Hall was a longtime boys basketball coach at Golden West High School in Visalia, the Visalia Times Delta reported.
    David Chiu, People.com, 15 July 2025
  • The district also stands to lose $1.1 million in professional learning and $500,000 for coaches and a coordinator for students learning English.
    Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • In the prequel, set a century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024

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