chaperones 1 of 2

variants or chaperons
Definition of chaperonesnext
present tense third-person singular of chaperone

chaperones

2 of 2

noun

variants or chaperons
plural of chaperone
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Verb
  • From the beginning, the emphasis centered on preparation, consistency, and respect for the emotional complexity that accompanies divorce and custody matters.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • Creams and lotions can help ease the itching that accompanies the rash, and prompt medical attention reduces the chance of complications like postherpetic neuralgia or vision problems.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • People milled about in suits and sunglasses, as parking attendants guided car after car into a dusty lot.
    Rose Evans Updated May 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
  • Hotel housekeepers and cruise-cabin attendants are experts at creating spaces that feel polished and instantly put together, often by focusing on just one high-impact detail.
    Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • School Board member Matthew Jay Lane made the motion to side with the union, saying teachers are a big part of why the Palm Beach County School District has received distinctions of being A-rated and academically high-performing by the state.
    Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
  • Human teachers are irreplaceable because teaching and learning is a human endeavor.
    Randi Weingarten, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • If approved, an Iranian boat escorts the vessel through the territorial waters around Larak Island.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The filmmaker escorts her back to Romania to try to find her birth mother.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • An unstable ice block delayed Mount Everest’s climbing season until late April, yet around 464 climbers and their guides remain determined despite the danger and soaring permit costs.
    Binaj Gurubacharya, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • The service Service is warm and efficient, with a concierge team available to set you up with guides to take you around Istanbul’s many great sites, including the Grand Bazaar, a cavernous and overwhelming shopping experience that benefits greatly from some inside knowledge.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • The reauthorization is funded through fiscal year 2030 with bipartisan sponsors leading the House effort.
    Frances Mei Hardin, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
  • The palace notes that the royal family's network of sponsors, which include lord lieutenants, societies and associations, government departments, local governments, and more, are used to nominate guests for invitations.
    Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Expect your companions to be intellectual spa obsessives who understand the breadth of founder Marina Efraimoglou’s vision, and sun-loving Europeans in need of a post-Covid reset.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
  • Such interventions underline how, as AI companions appear increasingly lifelike to their human users, the challenge is ensuring that their makers also incorporate human clinical and ethical considerations in their code.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Facilities, coaches, physios, fitness coach, nutritionist, psychologist.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • The coaches association wants to fix this by ending conference championship games and compressing the break between the end of the regular season and the start of the playoff.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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“Chaperones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaperones. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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