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
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
The convoy, which departed from Turkey a day earlier, sought to breach Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza and deliver symbolic humanitarian aid.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Fox News, 23 Feb. 2022
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
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Verb
At the Ma’On Junction, Ayoub’s car encounters a terrorist convoy, with tragic results.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
The convoy, which departed from Turkey a day earlier, sought to breach Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza and deliver symbolic humanitarian aid.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
The message came as thousands of truckers are expected to convoy from various locations to the nation's capital.
—Fox News, 23 Feb. 2022
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convoy
Verb
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Security staff and plainclothes police officers quickly intervened and escorted the man out of the church, according to multiple Italian news outlets.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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He was escorted to the suite shortly before kickoff and left through the press box just as the game ended.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The event was commemorated in style, with a flotilla of yachts in the Arabian Sea, starting out from the historic monument, the Gateway of India.—
Mayu Saini,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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The moves follow a Chinese naval flotilla's recent voyage around nearly all of Japan's territory in less than a month.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If the celebrity steps off the red carpet even for a moment, one of the bodyguards is lost; whether the VIP can complete the long walk down the red carpet without losing the bodyguards is the challenge.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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How much more fun would this Broncos offense be right now if Bo Nix had Cam Skattebo to lean on as a situational back and bodyguard?—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The numbers fluctuate over the years, but, as a broad trend, the improvement in pass completion and the number of passes made per game over the past decade was accompanied by a significant rise in goals scored and, in particular, the proportion of goals scored from open play.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Labubu craze doesn’t seem to be dying down any time soon, as new, mainstream, and rare editions are all in high demand, and fans often look for clothing and event advent calendars to accompany their cute yet scary figurines.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Henrietta’s matchbooks — a navy and red affair — are unmistakably elegant.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Oct. 2025
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China, which operates the world's largest navy by number of ships, is expanding its maritime reach, with its military revealing new details about a South Pacific mission.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Maybe that — combined with the steady growth of young defenders like Ashton Gillotte, Omarr Norman-Lott and Nohl Williams — will be enough to put KC back in position to lift its third Lombardi in four years.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Baltasar Rodriguez had stolen the ball from an Atlanta defender and crossed the ball to Messi.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Calderhead focuses on the British tactic, enacted two days after the initial attack, of moving their fleet into Flushing Bay to anchor for the night.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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The successful trial marks the first time a naval variant of the IRIS-T family missile has been launched at sea, paving the way for serial introduction across the fleet.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Employees deemed essential to public safety, including military personnel, law enforcement officers, border patrol and air traffic controllers are required to report for duty without pay.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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During the same patrol, coast guard personnel discovered a second buoy at the northern end of Scarborough Shoal, after spotting one placed near the middle of the atoll earlier in the week, the official said.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Convoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convoy. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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