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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
Rachel Clarke, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
Despite the district’s knowledge of Chubon’s inappropriate conduct, the lawsuit states, he still was permitted to chaperone Gustine High’s senior trip and prom night.
—Julietta Bisharyan, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
The couple played chaperone to her niece at the actor's premiere, where Amal wore a playful Antonio Berardi fit-and-flare dress and silver heels.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
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Verb
At the beginning, the couple would always be chaperoned by a third person.
—Rachel Clarke, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
Despite the district’s knowledge of Chubon’s inappropriate conduct, the lawsuit states, he still was permitted to chaperone Gustine High’s senior trip and prom night.
—Julietta Bisharyan, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
Lilian, alongside six other parents, was a chaperon to the forty children on the five-day trip.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
The couple played chaperone to her niece at the actor's premiere, where Amal wore a playful Antonio Berardi fit-and-flare dress and silver heels.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaperone
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There has been an apparent rise in reported fireball incidents accompanied by sonic booms, especially in the United States, according to statistics from the American Meteor Society and recent reports in March 2026.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Austrian government plans to accompany the ban with an effort to beef up schools' teaching of how to use media and deal with artificial intelligence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Energy and shipping experts believe that many tankers are unlikely to feel safe making the trip through the strait — escorts or no escorts — unless either there's a formal end to the war, or Iran's ability to hit ships with drones and missiles is severely degraded.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Looks like Leader John Thune is on his way out of town with his private escort, as the SAVE America Act gets left behind.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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The budget proposal also includes $700,000 for a performance bonus for Math I teachers in CMS high schools.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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The incidents have ignited intense debate among parents, teachers, and the community.—
Shelley Bortz,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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This guide breaks down the most credible thinning hair treatments and products on the market, grounding each recommendation in what the evidence actually says.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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With that difficulty in mind, Vogue has put together a guide to 7 of the very best plus-size vintage options across America.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2026
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Biden in his final days in office removed Cuba’s designation as a state sponsor of terror and issued a six-month waiver for Cuba from the embargo.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Among the biggest is Pebble Beach Food & Wine, April 9-12, with Palo Alto Networks as a big corporate sponsor of the Tasting Pavillion for 2026.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The slot attendant counted lots of hundred-dollar bills into my outstretched hand.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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After climbing into a stainless-steel tub, the attendant pulled a plug.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2026
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Those companies don’t need the permission of players or coaches, because the coverage reflects reporting on basketball games that are of public interest.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Marsh, 38, was named the Sky’s head coach in late 2024.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Dunk and Egg set out from the Ashford tourney on horseback to explore the world, now officially as hedge knight and squire.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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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).—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Chaperone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaperone. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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