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
Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
Male escort, Diddy assistant relay experiences working at freak-offs
On Monday and Tuesday, Combs’ former assistant David James and a male escort, Sharay Hayes, told the jury about their experiences with the notorious freak-offs.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
The crypto entrepreneur did not make any comments to reporters as he was escorted out of his apartment by police in handcuffs.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 28 May 2025
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Noun
Other people who have testified included Combs’ former assistant David James, Cassie’s mother Regina Ventura, hotel staff, and two male escorts.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
Male escort, Diddy assistant relay experiences working at freak-offs
On Monday and Tuesday, Combs’ former assistant David James and a male escort, Sharay Hayes, told the jury about their experiences with the notorious freak-offs.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
Verb
Teves was seen in handcuffs being escorted by East Timor police officers to an awaiting Philippine air force plane.
—Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
The crypto entrepreneur did not make any comments to reporters as he was escorted out of his apartment by police in handcuffs.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escort
Noun
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Our guide pulls out a cowrie shell, a gleaming charm sitting in the middle of her hand.—
Jaha Nailah Avery
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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The cardinal is popularly viewed as a spirit guide.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
Verb
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The drop-in program is for children 3 to 8 years old with an accompanying adult.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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The Panglossian financial projections will be accompanied by tectonic socioeconomic and psychological change.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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For Sky veterans such as guard Ariel Atkins, the game — which drew a franchise record 19,496 fans — represented another breakthrough moment for a league experiencing meteoric growth in popularity.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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But the tenor of the night, and perhaps Chicago’s season, changed abruptly as veteran Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot suffered a knee injury at the 5:29 minute mark of the first quarter on a drive to the basket.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Lyman Ward — who took on the role of Ferris’ dad, Tom Bueller, and is the ex-husband of Pickett — and Richard Edson, who played the garage attendant, were scheduled to attend the panel event, but did not appear.—
Stephanie Guerilus,
People.com,
8 June 2025
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The emotional story was shared in a post on Reddit, where the woman recounted how the United Airlines attendant listened to and comforted her.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The Tribeca offerings include the Miley Cyrus film, a visual companion to her new album.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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That’s because her daughter and sometime musical companion Willow had cooked up her own homebrew tribute to the Great White Way.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 June 2025
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“Escort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escort. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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