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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
Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2025
Women are also not allowed to use gyms, visit parks, participate in sports, or travel more than 45 miles without a close male relative along to act as chaperone.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2025
Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2025
In the fall of 2021, Leonardi chaperoned an elementary school field trip to a local bar and grill that happened to be gay-owned.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 11 July 2025
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Verb
The expecting mother could not immediately secure a male chaperone to travel to the nearest open clinic, as mandated by the Taliban, Zahra said.
—Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2025
Women are also not allowed to use gyms, visit parks, participate in sports, or travel more than 45 miles without a close male relative along to act as chaperone.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
Some, snubbed by their companions, stomp off in a huff or peck adjacent fans instead, while youthful pairs looking to lock lips are thwarted by chaperoning adults.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2025
In the fall of 2021, Leonardi chaperoned an elementary school field trip to a local bar and grill that happened to be gay-owned.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaperone
Verb
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The numbers fluctuate over the years, but, as a broad trend, the improvement in pass completion and the number of passes made per game over the past decade was accompanied by a significant rise in goals scored and, in particular, the proportion of goals scored from open play.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Labubu craze doesn’t seem to be dying down any time soon, as new, mainstream, and rare editions are all in high demand, and fans often look for clothing and event advent calendars to accompany their cute yet scary figurines.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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Swinnen’s wife, a teacher, worked with Lammens and other academy players at Brugge on their academic studies.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Radio and television were alleged to have similar effects on the patience of their listeners and viewers, respectively, and this led teachers to say that their students could no longer sit through lectures.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Check out our other guides to the best telescopes, binoculars, cameras, star projectors, drones, lego and much more.—
Alexander Cox,
Space.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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The National Alliance for Caregiving provides specific guides for memory loss, mental illness and people caring for seriously ill children.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This included participants, families, sponsors and media.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Oct. 2025
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Even without the cash from the bankrupt finance firm, the Clippers’ sponsor revenue topped $100 million, which ranked second in the league for sponsorships last season, behind the Warriors.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Linda hustles the two of them to a nearby motel whose only employees are a surly young goth attendant (a glowering Ivy Wolk) and a sympathetic, mildly flirty super (A$AP Rocky, laidback and breezy).—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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There, she is repeatedly scolded, first by a testy parking attendant (Mark Stolzenberg), and then by a doctor (Bronstein), who warns Linda of consequences if her daughter doesn’t soon reach her target weight of fifty pounds.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Lions head coach Dan Campbell also condemned Branch’s actions.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Detroit head coach Dan Campbell began his postgame press conference by addressing the incident.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Key art dropped the other day with Ser Duncan the Tall (aka Dunk, played by Peter Claffey) and his bald, young squire, Egg (Emmerdale’s Dexter Sol Ansell).—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Sir Duncan the Tall, and his squire Egg.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Chaperone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaperone. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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