convoys 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of convoy
as in accompanies
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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convoys

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noun

plural of convoy
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as in flotillas

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as in defenders

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convoys
  1. accompanies
  2. flotillas
  3. defenders
  4. escorts
  5. fleets
  6. bodyguards
  7. companies
  8. caravans
Verb
  • Ceiling fans can easily become a focal point that accompanies your bed frame or couch.
    — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 19 July 2026
  • The brand’s signature is the ice cream that accompanies the churros and turns each creation into a temptation that’s hard to resist.
    — Sarah Moreno Updated July 18, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of accompanies
Noun
  • Brian Hurley predicts, meanwhile, that as more independent astronauts from around the world begin occupying the orbital rings closest to Earth, SpaceX could move to connect up small flotillas of Starships into larger interlinked clusters.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The ships will enter Boston Harbor in flotillas and turn around near Charlestown before docking.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Definition of flotillas
Noun
  • Here on five minutes, for example, Spain lose possession, and their deepest defenders are momentarily caught up the pitch.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The low block—where teams massed defenders rigidly behind the ball—not so much.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of defenders
Verb
  • For a relatively small fee, someone meets you at the aircraft, carries your bags, escorts you through customs in just a few minutes, helps collect your luggage, and takes you directly to your transportation.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Levine puts his arm around the girl before security arrives and escorts her off.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
Definition of escorts
Noun
  • The spacecraft there are one-of-a-kind or operate in small fleets.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, CoreWeave operates within the high-yield market with a Ba3 rating, relying on complex private debt structures to finance its GPU hardware fleets.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Definition of fleets
Noun
  • His teammates - more akin to bodyguards this summer - do the dirty work, which leaves Messi to focus solely on unlocking the opposition’s defense with his unrivaled quality.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • All eyes on the Crab Rodríguez Castro entered through the back door of El Antojo restaurant in Old Havana several days later, flanked by bodyguards.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of bodyguards
Verb
  • French sister companies The Jokers Films and Logical Pictures International (LPI) have boarded Michel Gondry‘s upcoming film Little Fears.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of companies
Noun
  • Camel caravans on the Silk Road once passed through this flat, dusty scrubland.
    — Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
  • As random players began to join and leave the caravans, a rock tour energy developed.
    — Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026
Definition of caravans
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