as in attended
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 escorted
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Court process begins with hearing Both Mahmoud and Ali were shackled as they were escorted into court Monday, according to CNN reporters who attended the hearing.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
As a result, several guests were escorted off park property.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Chop Robinson was escorted off the Hard Rock Stadium field midway through the second quarter with a towel draping his head the entire 60-yard walk.
—Omar Kelly
updated October 31, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The actress was shown wincing in pain before being escorted out of the ballroom on a stretcher into an ambulance.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Very soon after, he was escorted away.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Oct. 2025
Bills receiver Curtis Samuel tried to keep Dawkins at bay while Panthers defensive end Derrick Brown grabbed Robinson and escorted him away from the skirmish.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The reporters were escorted onto the plane, where LBJ was waiting to be sworn in.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
Officers did not raise their voices, and Butler appeared cooperative as he was handcuffed and escorted out.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Court process begins with hearing Both Mahmoud and Ali were shackled as they were escorted into court Monday, according to CNN reporters who attended the hearing.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
As a result, several guests were escorted off park property.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Chop Robinson was escorted off the Hard Rock Stadium field midway through the second quarter with a towel draping his head the entire 60-yard walk.
—Omar Kelly
updated October 31, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The actress was shown wincing in pain before being escorted out of the ballroom on a stretcher into an ambulance.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Very soon after, he was escorted away.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Oct. 2025
Bills receiver Curtis Samuel tried to keep Dawkins at bay while Panthers defensive end Derrick Brown grabbed Robinson and escorted him away from the skirmish.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The reporters were escorted onto the plane, where LBJ was waiting to be sworn in.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorted
accompanied
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In recent years, staff have complained of poor working conditions brought on by overcrowding, despite director Laurence des Cars’s 2023 move to cap attendance at 30,000 visitors daily, accompanied by a ticket price increase.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
7 Nov. 2025
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Grande and Erivo were also on stage and the four were accompanied by composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz on piano.—
Haley Kluge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Escorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorted. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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