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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
Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Reardon, McGlynn and Syrianoudis chaperoned 41 players on the trip.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2026
Two stubborn characters disagreeing over the use of violence is certainly understandable, but what Manousos goes on to discover is that Carol has fallen head over heels for her chaperone to the Joined, Zosia (Karolina Wydra).
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Jonsson is Cooper’s partner, a reluctant participant in the chaperoning business.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Reardon, McGlynn and Syrianoudis chaperoned 41 players on the trip.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
The chaperone assigned to monitor the teenager had worked a 40-hour shift before the Maryland girl’s death by suicide, according to an investigation.
—Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2026
Two stubborn characters disagreeing over the use of violence is certainly understandable, but what Manousos goes on to discover is that Carol has fallen head over heels for her chaperone to the Joined, Zosia (Karolina Wydra).
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaperone
Verb
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He was arrested after authorities found $10,000 in his truck, and 175 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of an accompanying car driven by an associate.—
Mac Engel
February 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2026
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Several classrooms, a kitchen, a cafeteria and an on-site laundry room accompany the 18-unit building.—
F. Amanda Tugade,
Des Moines Register,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In November outside Houston, the monks were walking on the side of a highway when their escort vehicle was hit by a truck.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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In November, outside Houston, the group were walking on the side of a highway when their escort vehicle was hit by a truck.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The union is seeking an immediate 16% raise for new teachers, an across-the-board 3% raise in the contract’s second year and significant automatic pay hikes tied to years of experience and continued education.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Dance teacher John Downing will teach Line Dance basics at this fun event.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The work is about a young boy and a disillusioned spirit guide who doesn’t believe humanity is worth saving.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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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,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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China also does not publish a standardized national payout structure for Winter Games medals, with rewards often determined at the provincial or sponsor level.—
Lee Ying Shan,Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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But as the dust settled, many key lawmakers — including at least one sponsor of the original bill — realized things had gone too far.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Juarez was a stockroom attendant and forklift operator who is remembered as a beloved father and grandfather.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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Lake Poway dock attendants Jarod Petrosky, Garrett Pinto and Lukas Hughes helped during the derby, staffing the carnival games, the bounce house and the fish weigh-in.—
Amy Stark Shireman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Current coaches Dana Altman and Kelvin Sampson have also accomplished the feat, while Eddie Sutton, Roy Williams, Fran Dunphy, Lou Henson, Bob Huggins and Jim Larranaga had done it previously.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Two weeks after bowing out in the quarterfinal to Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, the American head coach announced plans to depart at the end of 2025.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The mysterious Egg scoffs at Dunk’s rope belt but offers to be his squire.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2026
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The knight and his diminutive squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) go to a puppet show.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Chaperone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaperone. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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