as in escorts
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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Verb
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Foreign reporters can currently only enter Gaza when the Israeli military allows and escorts them.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025 -
The winner will arrive by private car and be welcomed by a personal concierge who escorts them to the bed placed right next to the baseline.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Since 2010, all flotillas attempting to break the Gaza blockade have been intercepted or attacked by Israel in international waters.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Now, with some help from the defenders behind them, Cleveland’s pitchers have paved the way for a last-gasp run at a playoff spot.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The city has become a fortress, and Ukrainian defenders are doing everything possible to prevent it from falling.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The stutter that often accompanies lower-end portable displays isn’t present here.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Nguyen, who regularly accompanies migrants at immigration court, said Friday that the group has not seen any arrests in the hallway for the past two weeks.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hamas confirmed that six people were killed in the Doha strike, including the son of senior leader Khalil al-Hayya, his chief of staff and three bodyguards.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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One of her bodyguards was killed in a shootout.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Air Force officials said the smaller version would allow fighter jets such as the F-35 to carry multiple Quicksink rounds, expanding options for commanders to disrupt enemy fleets or logistics vessels from multiple platforms.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Trucking fleets want to see healthy competition across the truck-makers and each OEM has one or more partners to launch products.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The sun keeps setting as small caravans trudge through high grasses, over rocky ripple, and finally, into the marsh.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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When Coverley and the girls returned to England, in 1969, Lucian arranged for Bella to spend time with some aristocratic hippies who travelled around southern England in caravans.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Rows of lights stood like sentries above, adorned with flat visors that guided the glow onto the action.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Twin Cities,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Convoys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convoys. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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