as in to escort
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
will convoy the shipment to its destination in the war zone
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Recent Examples of convoy
Cnn’s Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
Kitchens have shuttered, trucks sit idle, drivers are striking, and convoys are routinely looted.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025
Emily D'alessandro, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2021
There are two types of pieces—armies and fleets—which can typically only do three things: move, hold still, or support another piece to move or hold (fleets can also convoy with armies to move them across bodies of water).
—William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, 29 Sep. 2020
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Verb
In 2010, a convoy of aid-laden civilian ships from Turkey attempted to break the blockade.
—Cnn’s Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
Kitchens have shuttered, trucks sit idle, drivers are striking, and convoys are routinely looted.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025
Noun
New Glasgow's town crier James Stewart recounted the story: During World War I, Halifax ported ships that were getting ready to convoy across the Atlantic.
—Emily D'alessandro, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2021
There are two types of pieces—armies and fleets—which can typically only do three things: move, hold still, or support another piece to move or hold (fleets can also convoy with armies to move them across bodies of water).
—William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, 29 Sep. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convoy
Verb
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And every day, the volunteers listen to hearings for hours, escort people through the building, and track plain-clothes officers.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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When the protester wouldn’t relent, police escorted him out of the room.—
Hank Beckman,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Jerusalem Post reported this week that Thunberg and others on her pro-Palestinian flotilla that was intercepted before reaching Gaza cut the IDF showing off, and she has since been put on a plane back to her native Sweden.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
11 June 2025
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Behind them, a flotilla of other boats, kayaks and canoes, some sporting tribal or national flags, followed in support and celebration.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Palantir’s Alex Karp, for example, who runs a data-intelligence company with controversial defense contracts, employs a 24/7 security detail with up to four visible bodyguards.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, Anderson, 58, hasn’t been noticeably active on the dating scene since her 2022 divorce from bodyguard Dan Hayhurst.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Her grandfather, Jim Coleman, and uncle, Jacob, accompany her on guitar and mandolin.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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With Brian Cashman accompanying the Yankees to St. Louis, the Bombers beat the Cardinals, 4-3, on Friday night.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Wearing navy pants and Vans, Phinnaeus practiced riding his skateboard in a skatepark pool.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Chinese navy and coast guard routinely rehearse cutting off the island’s ports, including from energy tankers.—
Jim Ellis,
Foreign Affairs,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Fofana is arguably Chelsea’s most gifted defender, but the 24-year-old has also spent much of his time at Stamford Bridge on the sidelines.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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According to the legal document, Anderson is also requesting that the public defenders' office appoint counsel for him.—
Ariela Lopez,
jsonline.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Nearly 5 million EVs are already on American roads, a figure that represents 2% of the total passenger vehicle fleet.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Founded by Andrew Petersen in 1914 when West Hartford was largely farmland, the business at one time maintained a fleet of more than 40 milk delivery trucks and manufactured its own ice cream on the second floor of the restaurant building.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This would include walking and bike patrols as well as better lighting and security cameras, according to the motion.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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Four uniformed border patrol agents in two marked vehicles were taking 15 people detained on immigration violations from the Gibraltar border patrol station to the North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin on July 7, according to an affidavit filed with the complaint.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Convoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convoy. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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