as in guide
one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy
the mayor served as the First Lady's escort for her tour of the city
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as in to accompany
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus
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Recent Examples of escort
Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
The partial remains of Valerie Mack, a 24-year-old escort who disappeared while living in Philadelphia, are found in Manorville.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
The astronauts will then be recovered by the USS John Murtha and escorted back to shore.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Then, in December 2024, Heuermann was charged with a seventh murder, that of Valerie Mack, a 24-year-old from New Jersey who had been working as an escort in the Philadelphia area at the time of her disappearance in 2000.
—Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
The partial remains of Valerie Mack, a 24-year-old escort who disappeared while living in Philadelphia, are found in Manorville.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
The event marked Lyonne's first public appearance after reportedly being escorted off a flight from Los Angeles to New York.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
The astronauts will then be recovered by the USS John Murtha and escorted back to shore.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escort
Noun
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His autobiography became the nation’s spiritual guide.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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But while some looked for the gene, Welsh studied the structure and inner workings of defective CF cells using salt as a guide star.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Noble families, Orlandi tells his students, sometimes hired musicians to accompany their amateur efforts.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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In the accompanying photo, Fleetwood and his new bride, Elizabeth Jordan lean into one another, cheekily posing behind Fleetwood's upheld fedora.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At this year’s trade deadline, Charlotte was a buyer for the first time in years, adding Chicago guard Coby White as the Bulls embraced a rebuild.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The star guard, who tore her ACL for the first time before her junior year of high school, grappled with injuries throughout her first four seasons with the Huskies, first a foot injury that sidelined her for 11 games in 2021-22, then a knee injury that kept her out of 22 in her sophomore year.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In 2025, New Jersey had more than 1,900 gas stations and roughly 10,000 workers in the Auto & Watercraft Service Attendant category, which includes gas station attendants.—
Laura Kiniry,
Popular Science,
9 Apr. 2026
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The book follows people with disabilities who attend an adult day care center in Southern California as well as some of the neurotypical attendants who care for them.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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The constellations Canis Major and Canis Minor are Orion the Hunter’s faithful companions in our starry skies.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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These paintings explore losing control of his most faithful and reliable companions, his artistic hands.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Escort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escort. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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