chaperones 1 of 2

verb

variants or chaperons
present tense third-person singular of chaperone
as in accompanies
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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chaperones

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noun

variants or chaperons
plural of chaperone
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as in attendants

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as in teachers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaperones
  1. accompanies
  2. attendants
  3. teachers
  4. escorts
  5. guides
  6. sponsors
  7. companions
  8. coaches
Verb
  • Luu understands the level of risk that accompanies trading with margin.
    — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Panic accompanies every technological innovation, and artificial intelligence is no exception.
    — Mark P. Mills, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of accompanies
Noun
  • Bayona also described enforcement hurdles that Miami code compliance inspectors must overcome, such as being denied entry into condos by front-desk attendants.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The assumed inference is that travelers rely on Google for their travel needs and that informative brochures and knowledgeable attendants are a quaint idea that has outlived its usefulness.
    — Frank Hosek, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of attendants
Noun
  • Saturday Morning Detention has two comics, Tay Brightman and CJ Marrinan, acting as the teachers to help keep the chaos organized and moderate the games.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
  • On Wednesday, a 19-year-old student at a vocational school in the Mazovian province attacked fellow students, teachers and passersby with a sharp object, wounding nine people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of teachers
Verb
  • Entry has been moved to the garden, where you’re greeted by a hostess who escorts you into an antechamber with a bar, and you’re invited to order a pre-dinner cocktail.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Elsewhere, La’an escorts the one person who can save Spock via a cloned heart transplant, Sybok, Spock’s half-brother (though by all appearances his twin since he’s played by Ethan Peck).
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of escorts
Noun
  • The same principle holds wherever physical AI guides work that once required a licensed professional’s judgment.
    — Ronald Bisio, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • So far, those stories have looked like guides to different cuisines, Q&As with chefs and bartenders, coverage of industry issues, fun trend reporting and much more.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of guides
Noun
  • All the sponsors, listed on the event’s Instagram, will have a selection of worms hidden in or around their business locations, and Yelp Sacramento is creating a map to mark every location.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The heart of the dispute is how to handle claims by employees that plan sponsors have invested their retirement funds imprudently.
    — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of sponsors
Noun
  • Directed by Kei Oikawa and adapted from the popular manga by Nagano, the fantasy feature follows the titular character and companions venturing to a remote island retreat before unraveling a supernatural peril.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • That sense of joy is carried over to its three companions on the EP.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of companions
Noun
  • Roberts said Ohtani’s conviction lined up with what the manager was hearing from the Dodgers hitting coaches and medical staff.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • These experienced and skilled athletes, who are often 22 or 23 years old, are appealing to coaches, especially when compared with inexperienced and physically less developed freshmen.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of coaches
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“Chaperones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaperones. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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